Oppressed Quotes

382 quotes by 262 authors

The beginning of Canadian cultural nationalism was not 'Am I really that oppressed?' but 'Am I really that boring?' — Margaret Atwood
You could tell 'The Handmaid's Tale' from a male point of view. People have mistakenly felt that the women are oppressed, but power tends to… — Margaret Atwood
Whoever removes the Cross and its interpretation by the New Testament from the center, in order to replace it, for example, with the social commitment… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be situated in this world, oppressed or oppressing, resigned or rebellious,… — Charles Baudelaire
The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. — Steven Biko
As I've said many times, the single most oppressed class in America right now is the teenager. — Joe Bob Briggs
Hundreds of thousands of American servicemen and women are deployed across the world in the war on terror. By bringing hope to the oppressed, and… — George W. Bush
Those issues are biblical issues: to care for the sick, to feed the hungry, to stand up for the oppressed. I contend that if the… — Tony Campolo
I applaud the growing commitment of Evangelicals to the needs of the poor and oppressed in urban America. — Tony Campolo
I teach at Eastern University, which is highly committed to doing work among the poor and the oppressed peoples of the world. We have a… — Tony Campolo
To hold a people in oppression you have to convince them first that they are supposed to be oppressed. — John Henrik Clarke
American and Israel share a special bond. Our relationship is unique among all nations. Like America, Israel is a strong democracy, a symbol of freedom,… — William J. Clinton
Religion is against women's rights and women's freedom. In all societies women are oppressed by all religions. — Taslima Nasrin
The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respected Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all Nations and Religions;… — George Washington
[Let] the poor the needy and oppressed of the Earth, and those who want Land, resort to the fertile lands of our western country, the… — George Washington
When you are praying alone, and your spirit is dejected, and you are wearied and oppressed by your loneliness, remember then, as always, that God… — John of Kronstadt
This is called 'the land of the free and the home of the brave'; it is called the 'asylum of the oppressed,' and some have… — William Wells Brown
The right of revolution is an inherent one. When people are oppressed by their government, it is a natural right they enjoy to relieve themselves… — Ulysses S. Grant
To sing about freedom and to pray for its coming is not enough. Freedom must be actualized in history by oppressed peoples who accept the… — James H. Cone
When men are oppressed, it's a tragedy. When women are oppressed, it's tradition. — Letty Cottin Pogrebin

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