Dennis Chavez Quotes

"We are Americans when we go to war, and when we return, we are Mexicans."
- Dennis Chavez
(Related: War, Americans)

"So, Mr. President, what is wrong with the fair employment practice bill?"
- Dennis Chavez
(Related: Practice, President, Wrong)

"Either we are all free, or we fail; democracy must belong to all of us."
- Dennis Chavez
(Related: Democracy)

"If the Constitution is worth anything, if the Declaration of Independence is worth anything, if the boys who died on the field of battle did not die in vain, fair employment practices are correct and necessary."
- Dennis Chavez
(Related: Battle, Boys, Constitution, Independence, Worth)

"I should like to be remembered as the man who raised a voice against... placing limitations on the freedom of the individual."
- Dennis Chavez
(Related: Freedom, Limitations, Man, Voice)