14 Quotes & Sayings By Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez was an American farm worker and labor leader, who led the United Farm Workers union in the 1960s and 1970s. He is credited with leading a peaceful strike that eventually forced growers to recognize the rights of farm workers. The success of that strike has been attributed to his significant role in improving the quality of life for farm workers.

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Is some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence. Cesar Chavez
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From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with dignity and strength. Cesar Chavez
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We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure. Cesar Chavez
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There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance. Cesar Chavez
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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. Cesar Chavez
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We farm workers are closest to food production. We were the first to recognize the serious health hazards of agriculture pesticides to both consumers and ourselves. Cesar Chavez
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Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book of humanity? Cesar Chavez
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The end of all knowledge should be service to others. Cesar Chavez
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When poor people get involved in a long conflict, such as a strike or a civil rights drive, and the pressure increases each day, there is a deep need for spiritual advice. Without it, we see families crumble, leadership weaken, and hard workers grow tired. Cesar Chavez
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It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life. I am convinced that the truest act of courage, the strongest act of manliness is to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally non-violent struggle for justice. Cesar Chavez
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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. Cesar Chavez
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We learned many years ago that the rich may have money, but the poor have time. Cesar Chavez
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When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit our lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how we use our lives that determines the kind of men we are. Cesar Chavez