The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating. Cesar Chavez More Quotes by Cesar Chavez More Quotes From Cesar Chavez Those who are willing to sacrifice and be of service have very little difficulty with people. They know what they are all about. People can't help but want to be near them. They help them; they work with them. That's what love is all about. It starts with your heart and radiates out. Cesar Chavez sacrifice heart love-is It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life. Cesar Chavez god-help-us belief giving There's no turning back...We will win. We are winning because ours is a revolution of mind and heart. Cesar Chavez winning heart commitment Society is made up of groups, and as long as the smaller groups do not have the same rights and the same protection as others - I don['t care whether you call it capitalism or communism -it is not going to work. Somehow, the guys in power have to be reached by counterpower, or through a change in their hearts and minds, or change will not come. Cesar Chavez rights heart long We can choose to use our lives for others to bring about a better and more just world for our children. People who make that choice will know hardship and sacrifice. But if you give yourself totally to the non-violence struggle for peace and justice you also find that people give you their hearts and you will never go hungry and never be alone. And in giving of yourself you will discover a whole new life full of meaning and love. Cesar Chavez struggle heart children Non-violence is a very powerful weapon. Most people don't understand the power of non-violence and tend to be amazed by the whole idea. Those who have been involved in bringing about change and see the difference between violence and non-violence are firmly committed to a lifetime of non-violence, not because it is easy or because it is cowardly, but because it is an effective and very powerful way. Cesar Chavez differences powerful peace When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit our lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how we use our lives that determines the kind of men we are. Cesar Chavez accountability honesty men The love for justice that is in us is not only the best part of our being but it is also the most true to our nature. Cesar Chavez justice In 1968, I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry, and unhappy like we do. Cesar Chavez unhappy animal food The people who give you their food give you their heart. Cesar Chavez eating-good heart food It's amazing how people can get so excited about a rocket to the moon and not give a damn about smog, oil leaks, the devastation of the environment with pesticides, hunger, disease. When the poor share some of the power that the affluent now monopolize, we will give a damn. Cesar Chavez oil moon giving I am convinced that the truest act of courage, the strongest act of manliness, is to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally nonviolent struggle for justice. To be a man is to suffer for others. God help us to be men! Cesar Chavez sacrifice struggle men When you have people together who believe in something very strongly - whether it's religion or politics or unions - things happen. Cesar Chavez community believe people 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 truly nourishing. Such sick people should not frighten or discourage us. They should be prayed for along with the sick people who are in the hospital. "The love for justice that is in us is not only the best part of our being but it is also the most true to our nature." Cesar Chavez sick powerful justice I've always maintained that it isn't the form that's going to make the difference. It isn't the rule or the procedure or the ideology, but it's human beings that will make it. Cesar Chavez differences form action There is enough love and good will in our movement to give energy to our struggle and still have plenty left over to break down and change the climate of hate and fear around us. Cesar Chavez hate struggle giving Years of misguided teaching have resulted in the destruction of the best in our society, in our cultures and in the environment. Cesar Chavez educational teaching years [We believe that unions have always been about much more than the industries in which they operate.] The fight is never about grapes or lettuce, ... It is always about people. Cesar Chavez fighting believe people In the final analysis it doesn't really matter what the political system is...We don't need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation. Cesar Chavez immigration political perfect Perhaps we can bring the day when children will learn from their earliest days that being fully man and fully woman means to give one's life to the liberation of the brother [and sister] who suffers. It is up to each one of us. It won't happen unless we decide to use our lives to show the way. Cesar Chavez brother mean children
