If they had $2.00 for food, they had to give $1.00 to the union. Otherwise, they would never get out of the trap of poverty. They would never have a union because they couldn't afford to sacrifice a little bit more on top of their misery.

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

We are certain God's will is that all men share in the good things this earth produces.

Our very lives are dependent, for sustenance, on the sweat and sacrifice of the campesinos. Children of farm workers should be as proud of their parents' professions as other children are of theirs.

I'm not going to ask for anything unless the workers want it. If they want it, they'll ask for it.

Because we have suffered, and we are not afraid to suffer in order to survive, we are ready to give up everything - even our lives - in our struggle for justice.

We're going to pray a lot and picket a lot.