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Look at the John Birch Society. Look at Hitler. The reactionaries are always better organizers.

Cesar Chavez

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Cesar Chavez
Age: 66 †
Born: 1927
Born: March 31
Died: 1993
Died: April 23
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César Chávez
César Estrada Chávez
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