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Dolores Huerta is a distinguished labor leader and civil rights activist, born on April 10, 1930. She is renowned for her work with the United Farm Workers (UFW) and her relentless pursuit of improving the living and working conditions for farmworkers in the United States.

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Famous Dolores Huerta Quotes

“We can't let people drive wedges between us... because there's only one human race.”

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“How do I stop eleven million people from buying the grape?”

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“Every single day we sit down to eat, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and at our table we have food that was planted, picked, or harvested by a farm worker. Why is it that the people who do the most sacred work in our nation are the most oppressed, the most exploited?”

People Nations Tables Sacred Workers Dinner Breakfast Farms Lunch Oppressed Farming

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“The thing about nonviolence is that it spreads. When you get people to participate in nonviolent action - whether it's a fast, a march, a boycott, or a picket line - people hear you, people see you, people are learning from that action.”

People Action Lines Spread March Nonviolence Boycott

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“I am happy to see that, increasingly, people care about farm workers. There is tremendous interest in where and how our food is grown.”

People Care Interest Workers Farms

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“As we've focused more on our food and where it comes from, people now have greater awareness of what's being put onto our food, pesticides, labeling issues, and consumer health.”

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“I'm glad that the fact that people are still getting poisoned by pesticide drift is gaining attention.”

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“Our society is connecting workers with the products people consume and recognizing workers for their contributions. It is important to do that, and to have organized labor - a middle class - to preserve our democracy.”

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“We need to keep ringing the bell, wake people up to get our democracy together. Farm workers are like a symbol, and it is good that people are paying attention.”

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“The racist rhetoric from politicians is inspiring people to organize, as more people see what happens by not getting active.”

People Happens Politician Active Racist Rhetoric Organize

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“You could really belong to a group of people and with other people, you could really make some significant changes - through the electoral process, of course, by registering people to vote, and by supporting good people who were running for office. For me, it was like I had found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.”

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“Once you see the outcomes and the results, and you see how many people are helped and benefitting, you want to keep on doing it because it's so simple.”

People Want Simple Results Outcomes

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“If we can just convince other people to get involved, this could make some major changes in our society. It's very exhilarating.”

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“We just have to convince other people that they have power. This is what they can do by participating to make change, not only in their community, but many times changing in their own lives. Once they participate, they get their sense of power.”

People Can Do Community Convince Participating

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“When a group of people get together, it's collective power. You know that you're doing it for the good.”

People Knows Together Groups Collectives Get Together

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“When you talk about sacrifices, the ones in my family who have sacrificed are my children, because I love what I'm doing. I love the work. I love to go out there and talk about organizing the people. To me, that's something I really enjoy.”

People Children Enjoy Sacrifice My Family My Children

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“My kids have lived experiences that could have never been duplicated otherwise. That's one thing about people who get involved in activism, you live so many experiences that otherwise they wouldn't be there. This is why peoples' lives are so enriched.”

People Kids One Thing Involved Activism Get Involved

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“Going door to door and talking to people, convincing them to vote - this is what I call Organizing 101.”

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“The first time when I was organizing, I went out and started knocking on doors to see if people were registered to vote. I was a door knocker. I didn't even have the confidence that I could register people, so I just was out there door knocking. That was my first experience.”

People Ifs Firsts Doors First Time Vote Knocking Register Knockers Knocking On Doors

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“We have to convince people that they have the power to elect people. The people they are electing are the ones making the decisions about how our tax dollars are going to be spent. Is it going to be for more jails, or for more schools? For more house services? It's very important that people understand that, do their research and find out who to vote for.”

People Important School House Decision Taxes Research Vote Dollars Convince Jail Tax Dollars

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“If you don't know, your labor unions and community organizations, there's somebody you can ask to guide you. A lot of people, especially in the Latino community, they have this big ballot and all these names and propositions on it, and they say 'Oh my God'. They don't know which of these to vote for, so they don't vote.”

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“As organizations, we have to find ways to create more opportunities, especially for our young people. A lot of corporations, they have to make opportunities for young people - create internships, for example, even if it's only half-time.”

People Ifs Way Young Opportunity Half Example Organization Corporations Half Time Internships

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“The majority of Latinos in this country are 28 years old or younger. All of those people out there attacking the Latino community, when you see a Latino going down the street with a baby carriage and a couple of children walking beside them, they should say 'Hey, there goes my social security and my Medicare.' Those are the people that are going to contribute to keep our social security system funded and our medical system funded.”

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“Of course, we have leaders in the African American community as well that we've all worked with. One of the great rewards of being an activist is that you get to meet all these wonderful people. And there are many unsung heroes. There are so many out there that are good people that are working hard.”

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“I hope people become inspired to become active in their community. That's the important thing.”

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“People can take power over their communities and over their lives. Some people don't realize they can do that. They think 'It's OK for other people, but I myself can't do it.' Hopefully, that will come out of the film.”

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“People would say 'Who is a leader?' A leader is a person that does the work. It's very simple. It's a personal choice for people who choose to put in their time and their commitment to do the work. It's a personal choice.”

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“We have to get back down to basics. We have to start organizing at the neighborhood level to get people educated to vote.”

People Levels Vote Educated Neighborhood Get Back Basics

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“Giving kids clothes and food is one thing, but it's much more important to teach them that other people besides themselves are important and that the best thing they can do with their lives is to use them in the service of other people.”

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“The great social justice changes in our country have happened when people came together, organized, and took direct action. It is this right that sustains and nurtures our democracy today. The civil rights movement, the labor movement, the women's movement, and the equality movement for our LGBT brothers and sisters are all manifestations of these rights.”

“Among our people, theres not any question about women being strong -- even stronger than men -- they work in the fields right along with the men. When your survival is at stake, you dont have these questions about yourself like middle -- class women do.”

People Men Strong Class Middle Fields He Man Survival Stronger Middle Class About Yourself Stakes

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“When you have a conflict, that means that there are truths that have to be addressed on each side of the conflict. And when you have a conflict, then it's an educational process to try to resolve the conflict. And to resolve that, you have to get people on both sides of the conflict involved so that they can dialogue.”

People Trying Mean Process Sides Involved Conflict Educational Dialogue Resolve Both Sides

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About the Author

Born: April 10, 1930
Known for: Labor leader
Quotes: 71

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