Struggle Quotes by Paulo Freire

Certain members of the oppressor class join the oppressed in their struggle for liberation.

— Paulo Freire

The hope of remaking the world is indispensable in the struggle of oppressed men and women.

— Paulo Freire

… Without a sense of identity, there can be no real struggle…

— Paulo Freire

Without a minimum of hope, we cannot so much as start the struggle.

— Paulo Freire

This pedagogy makes oppression and its causes objects of reflection by the oppressed, and from that reflection will come their necessary engagement…

— Paulo Freire

In order for the oppressed to be able to wage the struggle for their liberation, they must perceive the reality of oppression…

— Paulo Freire

In order for this struggle to have meaning, the oppressed must not, in seeking to regain their humanity (which is a way…

— Paulo Freire

It is essential for the oppressed to realize that when they accept the struggle for humanization they also accept, from that moment,…

— Paulo Freire

... studying is a preparation for knowing; it is a patient and impatient exercise on the part of someone whose intent is…

— Paulo Freire

This book will present some aspects of what the writer has termed the pedagogy of the oppressed, a pedagogy which must be…

— Paulo Freire

Critical and liberating dialogue, which presupposes action, must be carried on with the oppressed at whatever the stage of their struggle for…

— Paulo Freire

No pedagogy which is truly liberating can remain distant from the oppressed by treating them as unfortunates and by presenting for their…

— Paulo Freire

But almost always, during the initial stage of the struggle, the oppressed, instead of striving for liberation, tend themselves to become oppressors,…

— Paulo Freire

Organization is not only directly linked to unity, but a natural development of that unity. Accordingly, the leaders' pursuit of that unity…

— Paulo Freire