You could really belong to a group of people and with other people, you could really make some significant changes - through the electoral process, of course, by registering people to vote, and by supporting good people who were running for office. For me, it was like I had found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Dolores HuertaWe must use our lives to make the world a better place to live, not just to acquire things. That is what we are put on the earth for.
Dolores HuertaA women's place in history has never been given the attention that it needs to be given, and that's why we have a lot of the misogyny in our society today.
Dolores HuertaI say that now we see a lot of hateful rhetoric against Mexicans and the Latino community, but we have a very powerful weapon. And that is our vote. This is the way we can get even with all of the politicians who are insulting us and saying terrible things about our community - by voting them out. And get the good ones. Vote them in.
Dolores Huerta