Nonviolence Is Really Tough. You

Across The San Joaquin Valley, Across California, Across The Entire Southwest Of The United States, Wherever There Are Mexican People, Wherever There Are Farm Workers, Our Movement Is Spreading Like Flames Across A Dry Plain.

Non-violence Is Very Weak In The Theoretical Sense; It Cannot Defend Itself. But It Is Most Powerful In The Action Situation Where People Are Using Non-violence Because They Want Desperately To Bring About Some Change. Non-violence In Action Is A Very Potent Force And It Can't Be Stopped. The People Who Are Struggling Have The Complete Say-so. No Man-made Law, No Human Ruler, No Army Can Destroy This. There Is No Way It Can Be Destroyed... And So, If We Have The Capacity To Endure, If We Have The Patience, Things Will Change.

To Make A Great Dream Come True, The First Requirement Is A Great Capacity To Dream; The Second Is Persistence.

We Do Not Need To Kill Or Destroy To Win. We Are A Movement That Builds And Not Destroys.

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.