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Non violence means people in action. People have to understand that with non-violence goes a hell of a lot of organization.
Cesar Chavez
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Cesar Chavez
Age: 66 †
Born: 1927
Born: March 31
Died: 1993
Died: April 23
Civil Rights Activist
Human Rights Activist
Laborer
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Yuma
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César Chávez
César Estrada Chávez
Cesar Estrada Chavez
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We are tired of words, of betrayals, of indifference...they years are gone when the farm worker said nothing an did nothing to help himself...Now we have new faith. Through our strong will, our movement is changing these conditions...We shall be heard.
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I've always maintained that it isn't the form that's going to make the difference. It isn't the rule or the procedure or the ideology, but it's human beings that will make it.
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If you're not frightened that you might fail, you'll never do the job. If you're frightened, you'll work like crazy.
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Grant me courage to serve others For in service there is true life.
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We do not need to kill or destroy to win. We are a movement that builds and not destroys.
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Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. Cesar Chavez Address to the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, Nov. 9, 1984
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Non-violence has suffered its biggest defeat in the hands of people who most want to talk about it.
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Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and the poor work force. And who gets the benefits? The benefits are only for the corporations, for the money makers.
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We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.
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Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment in return.
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Non-violence exacts a very high price from one who practices it. But once you are able to meet that demand then you can do most things.
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