226 – “Once social change begins it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person that has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.”

César Chávez

Quote Number:  522

Source: Chávez, César. “Address to the Commonwealth Club of Califronia.” Speech, San Francisco, November 9, 1984. The Cesar Chavez Foundation. Online here

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