3 Cesar Chavez Quotes on Oppression

Cesar Chavez quotes on oppression

68. Jesus' life and words are a challenge at the same time that they are Good News. They are a challenge to those of us who are poor and oppressed. By His life He is calling us to give ourselves to others, to sacrifice for those who suffer, to share our lives with our brothers and sisters who are also oppressed. He is calling us to hunger and thirst after justice in the same way that we hunger and thirst after food and water: that is, by putting our yearning into practice.

106. The non-violent technique does not depend for its success on the goodwill of the oppressor, but rather on the unfailing assistance of God.

125. Violence just hurts those who are already hurt... Instead of exposing the brutality of the oppressor, it justifies it.