You Are Never Strong Enough That You

Through Gandhi And My Own Life Experience, I Have Learned About Nonviolence. I Believe That Human Life Is A Very Special Gift From God, And That No One Has A Right To Take That Away In Any Cause, However Just. I Am Convinced That Nonviolence Is More Powerful Than Violence.

What, Then, Is The Effect Of Pesticides? Pesticides Have Created A Legacy Of Pain, And Misery, And Death For Farm Workers And Consumers Alike. The Crop Which Poses The Greatest Danger, And The Focus Of Our Struggle, Is The Table Grape Crop. These Pesticides Soak The Fields. Drift With The Wind, Pollute The Water, And Are Eaten By Unwitting Consumers. These Poisons Are Designed To Kill, And Pose A Very Real Threat To Consumers And Farm Workers Alike.

The Road To Social Justice For The Farm Worker Is The Road Of Unionization. Our Cause, Our Strike Against Table Grapes And Our International Boycott Are All Founded Upon Our Deep Conviction That The Form Of Collective Self-help, Which Is Unionization, Holds Far More Hope For The Farm Worker Than Any Other Single Approach, Whether Public Or Private. This Conviction Is What Brings Spirit, High Hope And Optimism To Everything We Do.

Perhaps We Can Bring The Day When Children Will Learn From Their Earliest Days That Being Fully Man And Fully Woman Means To Give One's Life To The Liberation Of The Brother [and Sister] Who Suffers. It Is Up To Each One Of Us. It Won't Happen Unless We Decide To Use Our Lives To Show The Way.

History Will Judge Societies And Governments - And Their Institutions - Not By How Big They Are Or How Well They Serve The Rich And The Powerful, But By How Effectively They Respond To The Needs Of The Poor And The Helpless.