We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.

Quote by Cesar Chavez

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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...

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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

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

There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there...

There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there...

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...

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...

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

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

From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to...

From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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