In Non-violence The Cause Has To Be

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.

I Remember With Strong Feelings The Families Who Joined Our Movement And Paid Dues Long Before There Was Any Hope Of Winning Contracts. Sometimes, Fathers And Mothers Would Take Money Out Of Their Meager Food Budgets Just Because They Believed That Farm Workers Could And Must Build Their Own Union. I Remember Thinking Then That With Spirit Like That... We Had To Win. No Force On Earth Could Stop Us.

The Consumer Boycott Is The Only Open Door In The Dark Corridor Of Nothingness Down Which Farm Workers Have Had To Walk For Many Years. It Is A Gate Of Hope Through Which They Expect To Find The Sunlight Of A Better Life For Themselves And Their Families.

A Symbol Is An Important Thing. That Is Why We Chose An Aztec Eagle. It Gives Pride...when People See It They Know It Means Dignity.

Kindness And Compassion Towards All Living Things Is A Mark Of A Civilized Society. Conversely, Cruelty, Whether It Is Directed Against Human Beings Or Against Animals, Is Not The Exclusive Province Of Any One Culture Or Community Of People.