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.

There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.

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

The strike and the boycott, they have cost us much. What they have not paid us in wages, better working conditions, and new contracts, they have paid us in self-respect and human dignity.

The people who give you their food give you their heart.

In the no-nonsense school of adversity, which we did not choose for ourselves, we are learning how to operate a labor union.

If you're outraged at conditions, then you can't possibly be free or happy until you devote all your time to changing them and do nothing but that. But you can't change anything if you want to hold onto a good job, a good way of life and avoid sacrifice.