Movement Quotes by Cesar Chavez

10 Movement quotes by Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez frames movement as the power of organized workers demanding dignity. These ten lines capture his dedication to collective bargaining and the belief that unity fuels lasting change.

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We are organizers at heart. Most of us in the movement take great pride in being able to put things together.

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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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We do not need to kill or destroy to win. We are a movement that builds and not destroys.

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There is enough love and good will in our movement to give energy to our struggle and still have plenty left over…

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Across the San Joaquin Valley, across California, across the entire Southwest of the United States, wherever there are Mexican people, wherever there…

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We are tired of words, of betrayals, of indifference...they years are gone when the farm worker said nothing an did nothing to…

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This is the beginning of a social movement in fact and not in pronouncements. We seek our basic, God - given rights…

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Across the San Joaquin valley, across California, across the entire nation, wherever there are injustices against men and women and children who…

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A movement with some lasting organization is a lot less dramatic than a movement with a lot of demonstrations and a lot…

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I remember with strong feelings the families who joined our movement and paid dues long before there was any hope of winning…

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The people who give you their food give you their heart.

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