Do not romanticize the poor...We are all people, human beings subject to the same temptations and faults as all others. Our poverty damages our dignity.
Cesar ChavezFarm workers everywhere are angry and worried that we cannot win without violence. We have proved it before through persistence, hard work, faith and willingness to sacrifice. We can win and keep our own self-respect and build a great union that will secure the spirit of all people if we do it through a re-dedication and re-commitment to the struggle for justice through non-violence.
Cesar ChavezIf you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him... the people who give you their food give you their heart.
Cesar ChavezIf you win non-violently, then you have a double victory, you have not only won your fight, but you remain free.
Cesar Chavez