People Quotes by Cesar Chavez

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

— Cesar Chavez

You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.

— Cesar Chavez

The people united will never be defeated.

— Cesar Chavez

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

— Cesar Chavez

Without a union, the people are always cheated, and they are so innocent.

— Cesar Chavez

What I do shows people what kind of person I am.

— Cesar Chavez

Non-violence has suffered its biggest defeat in the hands of people who most want to talk about it.

— Cesar Chavez

A symbol is an important thing. That is why we chose an Aztec eagle. It gives pride...When people see it they know…

— Cesar Chavez

Non violence means people in action. People have to understand that with non-violence goes a hell of a lot of organization.

— Cesar Chavez

If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him... the people who give you their…

— Cesar Chavez

Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment…

— Cesar Chavez

The thing that we have going for us is that people are willing to sacrifice themselves.

— Cesar Chavez

When you have people together who believe in something very strongly - whether it's religion or politics or unions - things happen.

— Cesar Chavez

There's no reason to be non-violent. There's no challenge unless you are living for people.

— Cesar Chavez

Kindness and compassion towards all living things is a mark of a civilized society. Conversely, cruelty, whether it is directed against human…

— Cesar Chavez

There is a great fear of our Union - a fear that I do not fully understand, but that I know is…

— Cesar Chavez

I think one of the great, great problems...is confusing people to the point where they become immobile. In fact, the more things…

— Cesar Chavez

...many have the idea that organizing people is very difficult, but it isn't. It becomes difficult only at the point where you…

— Cesar Chavez

Imagine the National Guard being called against a group of peaceful people. How far can we get; how disgraceful can it become?…

— Cesar Chavez

I am an organizer, not a union leader. A good organizer has to work hard and long. There are no shortcuts. You…

— Cesar Chavez

[We believe that unions have always been about much more than the industries in which they operate.] The fight is never about…

— Cesar Chavez

You know, if people are not pacifists, it's not their fault. It's because society puts them in that spot. You've got to…

— Cesar Chavez

There are vivid memories from my childhood-what we had to go through because of low wages and the conditions, basically because there…

— Cesar Chavez

The name of the game is to talk to people. If you don't talk to people, you can't get started...You knock on…

— Cesar Chavez

Farm workers everywhere are angry and worried that we cannot win without violence. We have proved it before through persistence, hard work,…

— Cesar Chavez

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

— Cesar Chavez

We know what unions have done for other people. We have seen it and we have studied and we have cherished the…

— Cesar Chavez

...people think non-violence is really weak and non-militant. These are misconceptions that people have because they don't understand what non-violence means. Non-violence…

— Cesar Chavez

These observations tie in directly with the whole question of organizing. Why do we have leaders? We put some people out in…

— Cesar Chavez

We can choose to use our lives for others to bring about a better and more just world for our children. People…

— Cesar Chavez

Do not romanticize the poor...We are all people, human beings subject to the same temptations and faults as all others. Our poverty…

— Cesar Chavez

Those who are willing to sacrifice and be of service have very little difficulty with people. They know what they are all…

— Cesar Chavez

It's amazing how people can get so excited about a rocket to the moon and not give a damn about smog, oil…

— Cesar Chavez

There are many reasons for why a man does what de does. To be himself he must be able to give it…

— Cesar Chavez

From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their…

— 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…

— Cesar Chavez

If you give yourself totally to the nonviolence struggle for peace and justice you also find that people give you their hearts…

— Cesar Chavez

We need, in a special way, to work twice as hard to help people understand that animals are fellow creatures, that we…

— Cesar Chavez

I have met many, many farm workers and friends who love justice and who are willing to sacrifice for what is right.…

— Cesar Chavez

People who have lost their hunger for justice are not ultimately powerful. They are like sick people who have lost their appetite…

— Cesar Chavez