Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and the poor work force. And who gets the benefits? The benefits are only for the corporations, for the money makers. Cesar Chavez More Quotes by Cesar Chavez More Quotes From Cesar Chavez 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 that causes some men to act so hastily and so cruelly? It cannot be that we are so powerful. Is it so much to ask that the poorest people of the land have a measure of justice? Cesar Chavez powerful land men I remember with strong feelings the families who joined our movement and paid dues long before there was any hope of winning contracts. Sometimes, fathers and mothers would take money out of their meager food budgets just because they believed that farm workers could and must build their own union. I remember thinking then that with spirit like that... we had to win. No force on earth could stop us. Cesar Chavez strong mother father When a man or woman, young, or old, takes a place on the picket line for even a day or two, he will never be the same again. Cesar Chavez struggle men two If you are interested in preventing animal suffering, the first thing you should give up is eggs and milk, because the animals who produce those foods lead the most unhappy lives. You would do better to eat meat and stop eating eggs and dairy products. Cesar Chavez giving-up animal happy-life There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence. Cesar Chavez defeat violence peace A symbol is an important thing. That is why we chose an Aztec eagle. It gives pride...When people see it they know it means dignity. Cesar Chavez eagles pride mean Every time we sit at a table at night or in the morning to enjoy the fruits and grain and vegetables from our good earth, remember that they come from the work of men and women and children who have been exploited for generations. Cesar Chavez morning night children ...there has to be someone who is willing to do it, who is willing to take whatever risks are required. I don't think it can be done with money alone. The person has to be dedicated to the task. There has to be some other motivation. Cesar Chavez motivation commitment thinking What is at stake is human dignity. If a man is not accorded respect he cannot respect himself and if he does not respect himself, he cannot demand it. Cesar Chavez demand doe men The basis for peace is respecting all creatures. Cesar Chavez bases creatures If you're not frightened that you might fail, you'll never do the job. If you're frightened, you'll work like crazy. Cesar Chavez crazy might jobs The strike and the boycott, they have cost us much. What they have not paid us in wages, better working conditions, and new contracts, they have paid us in self-respect and human dignity. Cesar Chavez wages cost self What, then, is the effect of pesticides? Pesticides have created a legacy of pain, and misery, and death for farm workers and consumers alike. The crop which poses the greatest danger, and the focus of our struggle, is the table grape crop. These pesticides soak the fields. Drift with the wind, pollute the water, and are eaten by unwitting consumers. These poisons are designed to kill, and pose a very real threat to consumers and farm workers alike. Cesar Chavez pain real struggle Violence just hurts those who are already hurt...Instead of exposing the brutality of the oppressor, it justifies it. Cesar Chavez brutality hurt peace If we are full of hatred, we can't really do our work. Hatred saps all that strength and energy we need to plan. Cesar Chavez energy hatred needs If you give yourself totally to the nonviolence struggle for peace and justice you also find that people give you their hearts and you will never go hungry and never be alone. Cesar Chavez struggle heart people When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit that our lives are all that really belong to us, so it is how we use our lives that determines what kind of men we are. It is my deepest belief that only by giving life do we find life, that the truest act courage, the strongest act of manliness is to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally non-violent struggle for justice. To be a man is to suffer for others, God help us to be men. Cesar Chavez sacrifice struggle men It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just. He gives us the gift of life and allows us to choose the way we will use our limited time on earth. It is an awesome opportunity. Cesar Chavez justice opportunity giving The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating. Cesar Chavez principles humanity peace In the no-nonsense school of adversity, which we did not choose for ourselves, we are learning how to operate a labor union. Cesar Chavez unions adversity school
