#justice

“Our sweat and our blood have fallen on this land to make other men rich. The pilgrimage is a witness to the suffering we have seen for generations.”

“We, the undersigned, gathered in Pilgrimage to the capital of the State in Sacramento in penance for all the failings of Farm Workers as free and sovereign men, do solemnly declare before the civilized world which judges our actions, and before the nation to which we belong, the propositions we have formulated to end the injustice that oppresses us.”

“We can't be free ourselves if we can't free our women.”

“History will judge societies and governments”

“We need, in a special way, to work twice as hard to make all people understand that animals are fellow creatures, that we must protect them and love them as we love ourselves... The basis for peace is respecting all creatures... That's the basis, the beginning for peace. ...We know we cannot defend or be kind to animals until we stop exploiting them”

“We don't know how God chooses martyrs. We do know that they give us the most precious gift they possess”

“I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry and unhappy like we (humans) do. As quoted in Lumen (1986) by G. J. Caton, p. 133”

“You are here to discuss a matter which is of extreme importance to yourselves, your families and your community, so let's get to the subject at hand. A hundred and fifty”

“Personal motto later officially used by the United Farm Workers”