Quotes from Cesar Chavez

The end of all knowledge should be service to others.

We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community - and this nation.

There's no turning back...We will win. We are winning because ours is a revolution of mind and heart...

In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.

The burdens of generations of poverty and powerlessness lie heavy in the fields of America. If we fail, there are those who will see violence as the shortcut to change.

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.

A symbol is an important thing. That is why we chose an Aztec eagle. It gives pride...When people see it they know it means dignity.

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.

Self dedication is a spiritual experience.

In 1968, I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry, and unhappy like we do.

We must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline.

We have looked into the future and the future is ours.