Farm 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.

Every time we sit at a table at night or in the morning to enjoy the fruits and grain and vegetables from our good earth, remember that they come from the work of men and women and children who have been exploited for generations.

Violence just hurts those who are already hurt...Instead of exposing the brutality of the oppressor, it justifies it.

True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire.

Once 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

Self dedication is a spiritual experience.

Talk is cheap...It is the way we organize and use our lives everyday that tells what we believe in.