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title: "5 Oppression Resistance Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-f-kennedy/few-will-have-the-greatness-to-bend-history-itself-but-each-of-us-can/)

[Robert F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-f-kennedy/)

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> [“Let no one be discouraged by the belief there is nothing one man or one woman can do against the enormous array…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jen-hatmaker/let-no-one-be-discouraged-by-the-belief-there-is-nothing-one-man-or/)

[Jen Hatmaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jen-hatmaker/)

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> [Where there is oppression, there will be resistance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/where-there-is-oppression-there-will-be-resistance/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

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> [It is from the numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kennedy/it-is-from-the-numberless-diverse-acts-of-courage-and-belief-that/)

[Robert Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kennedy/)

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> [“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/each-time-a-man-stands-up-for-an-ideal-or-acts-to-improve-the-lot-of-2/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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