In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of meaning and love.

You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.

This is the beginning of a social movement in fact and not in pronouncements. We seek our basic, God - given rights as human beings...We shall do it without violence because it is our destiny. To the growers and to all who oppose us, we say the words of Benito Juarez: `Respect for another's right is the meaning of peace.'

The only ones who make things change are fanatics. If you're not a fanatic around here, you can't cut it.

Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book of humanity?

What is at stake is human dignity. If a man is not accorded respect he cannot respect himself and if he does not respect himself, he cannot demand it.

We are convinced that non-violence is more powerful than violence. We are convinced that non-violence supports you if you have a just and moral cause...If you use violence, you have to sell part of yourself for that violence. Then you are no longer a master of your own struggle.