Today, the growers are like a punch-drunk old boxer who doesn't know he's past his prime. The times are changing. The political and social environment has changed. The chickens are coming home to roost - and the time to account for past sins is approaching.

The thing that we have going for us is that people are willing to sacrifice themselves.

Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment in return.

We'll organize workers in this movement as long as we're willing to sacrifice. The moment we stop sacrificing, we stop organizing.

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

You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.

When the man who feeds the world by toiling in the fields is himself deprived of the basic rights of feeding, sheltering, and caring for his own family, the whole community of man is sick.