5. Fasting and Ideology
You stand today as a living example of the
Gandhian tradition with its great force for social
progress and its healing spiritual powers. My
colleagues and I commend you for your bravery,
salute you for your indefatigable work against
poverty and injustice, and pray for your health and
your continuing service as one of the outstanding
men of America.
— Martin Luther King's telegram to Chavez after
the latter announced his fast in February 1968