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You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.

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
Politician
Trade Unionist
Yuma
Arizona
César Chávez
César Estrada Chávez
Cesar Estrada Chavez
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Every time we sit at a table at night or in the morning to enjoy the fruits and grain and vegetables from our good earth, remember that they come from the work of men and women and children who have been exploited for generations.
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Self dedication is a spiritual experience.
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You are never strong enough that you don't need help.
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Years of misguided teaching have resulted in the destruction of the best in our society, in our cultures and in the environment.
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Kindness and compassion towards all living things is a mark of a civilized society. Conversely, cruelty, whether it is directed against human beings or against animals, is not the exclusive province of any one culture or community of people.
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Just as Dr. King was a disciple of Gandhi and Christ, we must now be Dr. King's disciples. Dr. King challenged us to work for a greater humanity. I only hope that we are worthy of his challenge.
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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
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Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.
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Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work.
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In 1968, I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry, and unhappy like we do.
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There's no reason to be non-violent. There's no challenge unless you are living for people.
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We know we cannot defend to be kind to animals until we stop exploiting them - exploiting animals in the name of science, exploiting animals in the name of sport, exploiting animals in the name of fashion, and yes, exploiting animals in the name of food.
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The love for justice that is in us is not only the best part of our being but it is also the most true to our nature.
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If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him... the people who give you their food give you their heart.
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Our language is the reflection of ourselves.
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Our union represents a breaking away...represents sharing a power, represent questioning, represents a new force...however long it takes, we are geared for a struggle.
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We are suffering. We have suffered. And we are not afraid to suffer in order to win our cause.
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We are convinced that non-violence is more powerful than violence. We are convinced that non-violence supports you if you have a just and moral cause...If you use violence, you have to sell part of yourself for that violence. Then you are no longer a master of your own struggle.
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When any person suffers for someone in greater need, that person is a human.
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If we are full of hatred, we can't really do our work. Hatred saps all that strength and energy we need to plan.
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