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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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Across the San Joaquin Valley, across California, across the entire Southwest of the United States, wherever there are Mexican people, wherever there are farm workers, our movement is spreading like flames across a dry plain.
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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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Because we have suffered, and we are not afraid to suffer in order to survive, we are ready to give up everything - even our lives - in our struggle for justice.
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When any person suffers for someone in greater need, that person is a human.
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When a man or woman, young, or old, takes a place on the picket line for even a day or two, he will never be the same again.
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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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True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire.
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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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Grant me courage to serve others For in service there is true life.
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When workers fall back on violence, they are lost. Oh, they might win some of their demands and might end a strike a little earlier, but they give up their imagination, their creativity, their will to work hard and to suffer for what they believe is right.
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You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
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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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When you have people together who believe in something very strongly - whether it's religion or politics or unions - things happen.
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There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
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In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.
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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 are organizers at heart. Most of us in the movement take great pride in being able to put things together.
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A symbol is an important thing. That is why we chose an Aztec eagle. It gives pride...When people see it they know it means dignity.
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We have looked into the future and the future is ours.
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To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream the second is persistence.
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