The poor, you know, have a way of solving problems...they have a tremendous capacity for suffering. And so when you build a vehicle to get something done, as we've done here in the strike and the boycott, then they continue to suffer - and maybe a little bit more - but the suffering becomes less important because they see a chance of progress; sometimes progress itself. They've been suffering all their live.s It's a question of suffering with some kind of hope now. That's better than suffering with no hope at all.
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. - Cesar Chavez
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.
- Cesar Chavez
We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include … - Cesar Chavez
We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include …
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… - 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…
In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence. - Cesar Chavez
In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.
Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels… - Cesar Chavez
Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels…
The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people. - Cesar Chavez
The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.
Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures. - Cesar Chavez
Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.
The people united will never be defeated. - Cesar Chavez
The people united will never be defeated.
To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence. - Cesar Chavez
To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence.
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