Chavez, Cesar (Cesar Chavez)

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

History will judge societies and governments
-- Cesar Chavez

In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.
-- Cesar Chavez

Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work. It is the willingness to sacrifice. It is the patience to win.
-- Cesar Chavez

The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.
-- Cesar Chavez

There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
-- Cesar Chavez

You are never strong enough that you don't need any help.
-- Cesar Chavez

When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit that our lives are all that really belong to us. So, it is how we use our lives that determines what kind of men we are. It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life.
-- Cesar Chavez

History will judge societies and governments— and their institutions— not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless.
-- Cesar Chavez

In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.
-- Cesar Chavez

Non-violence — It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work. It is the willingness to sacrifice. It is the patience to win.
-- Cesar Chavez

The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.
-- Cesar Chavez

There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
-- Cesar Chavez

We maintain that you cannot really be effective in anything you are doing if you are so loaded with violence that you cannot think rationally about what you have to do. We know that violence works. I’m not going to say it doesn’t work. Total violence still works and is working many places. I disagree that it has long-lasting good results. I disagree with that. But violence works only when it’s total violence, and non-violence works only when it’s total non-violence. And you can’t have anything in between.
-- Cesar Chavez

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