Money is not going to organize the disadvantaged, the powerless, or th…

Cesar Chavez
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Money is not going to organize the disadvantaged, the powerless, or the poor. We need other weapons. That's why the War on Poverty is such a miserable failure. You put out a big pot of money and all you do is fight over it. Then you run out of money and you run out of troops. ✨ Cesar Chavez, Richard Jay Jensen, John C. Hammerback (2002). The Words of César Chávez, p.70, Texas A&M University Press
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