From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with dignity and strength.

Quote by Cesar Chavez

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There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.

There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.

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

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

You are never strong enough that you don't need help.

You are never strong enough that you don't need help.

Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has...

Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has...

In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.

In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.

Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.

Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.

We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to...

We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to...

We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community......

We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community......

Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and...

Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and...

Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think...

Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think...

We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity...

We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity...

Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own...

Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own...

If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with...

If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with...

Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the...

Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the...

Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or...

Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or...

If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with...

If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with...

. . . when the farm workers strike and their strike is successful, the employers...

. . . when the farm workers strike and their strike is successful, the employers...

Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right...

Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right...

The tendency of taxation is to create a class of persons who do not labor,...

The tendency of taxation is to create a class of persons who do not labor,...

Let the workers organize. Let the toilers assemble. Let their crystallized voice proclaim their injustices...

Let the workers organize. Let the toilers assemble. Let their crystallized voice proclaim their injustices...