In Non-violence The Cause Has To Be

If They Had $2.00 For Food, They Had To Give $1.00 To The Union. Otherwise, They Would Never Get Out Of The Trap Of Poverty. They Would Never Have A Union Because They Couldn't Afford To Sacrifice A Little Bit More On Top Of Their Misery.

...there Has To Be Someone Who Is Willing To Do It, Who Is Willing To Take Whatever Risks Are Required. I Don't Think It Can Be Done With Money Alone. The Person Has To Be Dedicated To The Task. There Has To Be Some Other Motivation.

From The Depth Of Need And Despair, People Can Work Together, Can Organize Themselves To Solve Their Own Problems And Fill Their Own Needs With Dignity And Strength.

There Is A Great Fear Of Our Union - A Fear That I Do Not Fully Understand, But That I Know Is Present...what Is It That Causes Some Men To Act So Hastily And So Cruelly? It Cannot Be That We Are So Powerful. Is It So Much To Ask That The Poorest People Of The Land Have A Measure Of Justice?

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.