All Cesar Chavez Quotes
- (Farm workers) are involved in the planting and the cultivation and the harvesting of the greatest abundance of food known in this society. They bring… Abundance
- I have met many, many farm workers and friends who love justice and who are willing to sacrifice for what is right. They have a… Beatitudes
- Our very lives are dependent, for sustenance, on the sweat and sacrifice of the campesinos. Children of farm workers should be as proud of their… Campesinos
- Our conviction is that human life and limb are a very special possession given by God to man and that no one has the right… Any
- We are certain God's will is that all men share in the good things this earth produces. All
- People who have lost their hunger for justice are not ultimately powerful. They are like sick people who have lost their appetite for what is… Along
- There is a great fear of our Union - a fear that I do not fully understand, but that I know is present...What is it… Act
- We are confident. We have ourselves. We know how to sacrifice. We know how to work. We know how to combat the forces that oppose… Believer
- We shall strike. We shall organize boycotts. We shall demonstrate and have political campaigns. We shall pursue the revolution we have proposed. We are sons… Boycott
- In the no-nonsense school of adversity, which we did not choose for ourselves, we are learning how to operate a labor union. Adversity
- The road to social justice for the farm worker is the road of unionization. Our cause, our strike against table grapes and our international boycott… All
- We know what unions have done for other people. We have seen it and we have studied and we have cherished the idea of unionism.… Cherished
- ...So they are trying to do something about it. They are not doing it by seeking charity. They are not begging at the welfare office.… Americans
- I am an organizer, not a union leader. A good organizer has to work hard and long. There are no shortcuts. You just keep talking… Along
- I'm not going to ask for anything unless the workers want it. If they want it, they'll ask for it. Ask
- There are many reasons for why a man does what de does. To be himself he must be able to give it all. If a… Able
- These observations tie in directly with the whole question of organizing. Why do we have leaders? We put some people out in the fields and… All
- In non-violence the cause has to be just and clear as well as the means. Cause
- The non-violent technique does not depend for its success on the goodwill of the oppressor, but rather on the unfailing assistance of God. Assistance
- There's no reason to be non-violent. There's no challenge unless you are living for people. Challenge