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We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.

~Cesar Chavez

Topics: About Achievement Ambition Aspirations Broad Cannot Community Enough Forget Include Must Needs Others Our Our Community Ourselves Own Progress Prosperity Seek We Cannot

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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?

~Cesar Chavez

Topics: Best Better Book Books Consist Drawing Education Goodness Humanity Our Out Own Real Should Students Than

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Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.

~Cesar Chavez

Topics: Contempt Culture Cultures Disrespect Does Other Own Preservation Require

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

~Cesar Chavez

Topics: Cherish Community Cultural Cultural Diversity Diversity Ethnic Help Nation Need Nourishes Parents Preserve Strengthens Students

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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.

~Cesar Chavez

Topics: Act Am Belief Convinced Courage Deepest Find Giving Justice Life Lives Manliness Only Others Our Our Lives Ourselves Sacrifice Strongest Struggle Totally Truest I Am

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The end of all knowledge should be service to others.

~Cesar Chavez

Topics: End Knowledge Others Service Service To Others Should

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The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.

~Cesar Chavez

Topics: About Always Fight Grapes Lettuce Never People

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Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.

~Cesar Chavez

Topics: Character Exact Growth Language Our Ourselves Reflection Speakers

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

~Cesar Chavez

Topics: Defeat Non-Violence Thing

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Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free.

~Cesar Chavez

Topics: Act Free Imitators Initiative Learn Mere Must Should Students Themselves Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: March 31st, 1927

Died: April 23rd, 1993

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