In Some Cases Non-violence Requires More Militancy

Until The Chance For Political Participation Is There, We Who Are Poor Will Continue To Attack The Soft Part Of The American System - Its Economic Structure. We Will Build Power Through Boycotts, Strikes, New Union - Whatever Techniques We Can Develop. These Attacks On The Status Quo Will Come, Not Because We Hate, But Because We Know America Can Construct A Humane Society For All Its Citizens - And That If It Does Not, There Will Chaos.

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.

We Can Choose To Use Our Lives For Others To Bring About A Better And More Just World For Our Children. People Who Make That Choice Will Know Hardship And Sacrifice. But If You Give Yourself Totally To The Non-violence Struggle For Peace And Justice You Also Find That People Give You Their Hearts And You Will Never Go Hungry And Never Be Alone. And In Giving Of Yourself You Will Discover A Whole New Life Full Of Meaning And Love.

We Need, In A Special Way, To Work Twice As Hard To Help People Understand That Animals Are Fellow Creatures, That We Must Protect Them And Love Them As We Love Ourselves...

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.