Years Of Misguided Teaching Have Resulted In

History Will Judge Societies And Governments - And Their Institutions - Not By How Big They Are Or How Well They Serve The Rich And The Powerful, But By How Effectively They Respond To The Needs Of The Poor And The Helpless.

Because We Have Suffered, And We Are Not Afraid To Suffer In Order To Survive, We Are Ready To Give Up Everything - Even Our Lives - In Our Struggle For Justice.

When Workers Fall Back On Violence, They Are Lost. Oh, They Might Win Some Of Their Demands And Might End A Strike A Little Earlier, But They Give Up Their Imagination, Their Creativity, Their Will To Work Hard And To Suffer For What They Believe Is Right.

We Are Organizers At Heart. Most Of Us In The Movement Take Great Pride In Being Able To Put Things Together.

Once Social Change Begins, It Cannot Be Reversed. You Cannot Un-educate The Person Who Has Learned To Read. You Cannot Humiliate The Person Who Feels Pride. You Cannot Oppress The People Who Are Not Afraid Anymore. Cesar Chavez Address To The Commonwealth Club In San Francisco, Nov. 9, 1984