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.
Cesar ChavezNon-violence exacts a very high price from one who practices it. But once you are able to meet that demand then you can do most things.
Cesar ChavezWhen 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 ChavezOnce social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. Cesar Chavez Address to the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, Nov. 9, 1984
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