The non-violent technique does not depend for its success on the goodwill of the oppressor, but rather on the unfailing assistance of God.

Grant me courage to serve others; For in service there is true life.

It's ironic that those who till the soil, cultivate and harvest the fruits, vegetables, and other foods that fill your tables with abundance have nothing left for themselves.

it is clearly evident that our path travels through a valley of teas well known to all farm workers, because in all valleys the way of the farm worker has bene one of sacrifice for generations. Our sweat and our blood have fallen on this land to make other men rich. This Pilgrimage is a witness to the suffering we have seen for generations.

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.

In the final analysis it doesn't really matter what the political system is...We don't need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation.

When workers fall back on violence, they are lost. Oh, they might win some of their demands and might end a strike a little earlier, but they give up their imagination, their creativity, their will to work hard and to suffer for what they believe is right.