My mother was a very wonderful woman. When she and my dad divorced, she moved to California and worked two jobs in the cannery at night and as a waitress during the day. But she saved enough money to establish a restaurant.
Dolores HuertaRead
If people don't vote, everything stays the same. You can protest until the sky turns yellow or the moon turns blue, and it's not going to change anything if you don't vote.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Voting is essential for creating change in society.
This quote emphasizes the importance of participation in the democratic process through voting. Dolores Huerta suggests that without taking the action of voting, even the most passionate protests will fail to result in meaningful changes, highlighting the power of individual voices in shaping the future.
Themes
VotingChangeParticipationDemocracyActivism
In practice
Example use cases
During a community meeting to encourage voter registration.
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