Food. Good food. And enough time to enjoy it. And if the owners skimped on that, they...
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Cesar Chavez:
You know, when the Chinese came to America to build the railroads, you know what they demanded of their overseers? Fernando Chavez:
[nonchalantly]
No. Cesar Chavez:
Food. Good food. And enough time to enjoy it. And if the owners skimped on that, they wouldn't lift a finger. Give the Chinese a good meal every day, and they could build the infrastructure of a continent. Their meal is what gave their lives their dignity. And to them, dignity was more important than money
You know, when the Chinese came to America to build the railroads, you know what they demanded of their overseers? Fernando Chavez:
[nonchalantly]
No. Cesar Chavez:
Food. Good food. And enough time to enjoy it. And if the owners skimped on that, they wouldn't lift a finger. Give the Chinese a good meal every day, and they could build the infrastructure of a continent. Their meal is what gave their lives their dignity. And to them, dignity was more important than money
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You know when the Chinese came to america to build the railroads
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you know what they demanded of their overseers
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Food Good food
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And enough time to enjoy it
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And if the owners skimped on that they wouldn't lift a finger
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Give the Chinese a good meal every day
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and they could build the infrastructure of a continent
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Their meal is what gave their lives dignity
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And to them dignity was more important than money
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Movie Summary
A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez.
