Is some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.
From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with dignity and strength.
We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.
There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.
If 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.
We farm workers are closest to food production. We were the first to recognize the serious health hazards of agriculture pesticides to both consumers and ourselves.
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?
The end of all knowledge should be service to others.
It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life. I am convinced that the truest act of courage, the strongest act of manliness is to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally non-violent struggle for justice.
Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and the poor work force. And who gets the benefits? The benefits are only for the corporations, for the money makers.
We learned many years ago that the rich may have money, but the poor have time.
When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit our lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how we use our lives that determines the kind of men we are.