Cesar Chavez Short Quotes

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We shall unite. We have learned the meaning of Unity.

Cesar Chavez
It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life.

Cesar Chavez
When any person suffers for someone in greater need, that person is a human.

Cesar Chavez
When you sacrifice, you force others to sacrifice. It's an extremely powerful weapon.

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Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.

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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 draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.

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We must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline.

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In the no-nonsense school of adversity, which we did not choose for ourselves, we are learning how to operate a labor union.

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We don't know how God chooses martyrs. We do know that they give us the most precious gift they possess — their very lives.

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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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We'll organize workers in this movement as long as we're willing to sacrifice. The moment we stop sacrificing, we stop organizing.

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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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Our sweat and our blood have fallen on this land to make other men rich. The pilgrimage is a witness to the suffering we have seen for generations.

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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.

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It's ironic that those who till the soil, cultivate and harvest the fruits, vegetables, and other foods that fill your tables with abundance have nothing left for themselves.

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When the man who feeds the world by toiling in the fields is himself deprived of the basic rights of feeding, sheltering, and caring for his own family, the whole community of man is sick.

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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.

Cesar Chavez