Dolores Huerta

“When you have a conflict, that means that there are truths that have to be addressed on each side of the conflict.”

“We have to get back to the grassroots and organize.”

“The great social justice changes in our country have happened when people came together, organized, and took direct action.”

“Sí, se puede.”

“We must use our lives to make the world a better place to live, not just to acquire things. That is what we are put on the earth for.”

“Honor the hands that harvest your crops.”

“Going door to door and talking to people is the political education that we need.”

“Once you see the struggle, you can't turn away.”

“Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.”

“Walk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk.”

“Respecting other people's rights is peace.”

“If you don't know your history, you don't know what you're fighting for.”

“We can't just hope for a brighter day, we have to work for a brighter day.”

“That's the beauty of nonviolence. You're suffering, but you're not hurting anybody.”

“I think we have a common responsibility to be the best person we can be, the best citizen we can be.”

“A woman's place is in the struggle.”