“Farm workers are not agricultural implements; they are not beasts of burden to be used and discarded.”

— César Chávez, "What the Future Holds" (speech, 9 November 1984)

About César Chávez

1927 – 1993

American labor leader and civil-rights activist, co-founder of the United Farm Workers.

“Dr. King realized that the only real wealth comes from helping others.”

“Our sweat and our blood have fallen on this land to make other men rich.”

“We seek our basic, God-given rights as human beings.”

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”

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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”

“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.”

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“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”