We are certain God's will is that all men share in the good things this earth produces.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of sharing Earth's resources equitably among all people.
Cesar Chavez expresses a profound belief in the moral obligation of sharing the Earth's bounty with everyone. He suggests that it is not only a spiritual or divine mandate but also a social responsibility for humanity to ensure that everyone has access to the good things that life offers, reflecting values of equity and community.
In practice
In a speech about social justice, I might reference this quote to highlight the need for equitable resource distribution.
I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry and unhappy like we do. I feel very deeply about vegetarianism and the animal kingdom. It was my dog Boycott who led me to question the right of humans to eat other sentient beings.
I think one of the great, great problems...is confusing people to the point where they become immobile. In fact, the more things people can find out for themselves, the more vigor the organization is going to have.
In the final analysis it doesn't really matter what the political system is...We don't need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation.
There is enough love and good will in our movement to give energy to our struggle and still have plenty left over to break down and change the climate of hate and fear around us.
Our union represents a breaking away...represents sharing a power, represent questioning, represents a new force...however long it takes, we are geared for a struggle.
Every time we sit at a table at night or in the morning to enjoy the fruits and grain and vegetables from our good earth, remember that they come from the work of men and women and children who have been exploited for generations.
How long had he been doing what was necessary instead of what was right? In a fair world they would be one and the same.
Here we meet, on the page, naked and unadorned: shorn of class, race, gender, sexual identity, age and nationality.
If you look at history you'll find that no state has been so plagued by its rulers as when power has fallen into the hands of some dabbler in philosophy or literary addict.
The only people who are obsessed with food are anorexics and the morbidly obese. That, in erotic terms, is the Catholic church, in a nutshell.
...for whether we want to or not, we belong to our time and we share in its opinions, its feelings, even its delusions.
The length of a man's outspread arms is equal to his height.
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