8 Cesar Chavez Quotes on Commitment

Cesar Chavez quotes on commitment

37. 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.

38. Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment in return.

72. Non-violence exacts a very high price from one who practices it. But once you are able to meet that demand then you can do most things.

93. Self dedication is a spiritual experience.

107. The picket line is the best place to train organizers. One day on the picket line is where a man makes his commitment. The longer on the picket line, the stronger the commitment. A lot of workers think they make their commitment by walking off the job when nobody sees them. But you get a guy to walk off the field when his boss is watching and, in front of the other guys, throw down his tools and march right to the picket line, that is the guy who makes our strike. The picket line is a beautiful thing because it makes a man more human.

111. The thing that we have going for us is that people are willing to sacrifice themselves.

113. There are many reasons for why a man does what de does. To be himself he must be able to give it all. If a leader cannot give it all he cannot expect his people to give anything.

129. We are involved in a just cause. We know that most likely we are not going to do anything else in the rest of our life except this. We know that if we weren't doing this we wouldn't be doing anything else we would like to do more than this. We know really there is nowhere else to go and although we would like to see victory come soon we are willing to wait.