Oppressed Quotes

382 quotes by 257 authors

We, the workers and inhabitants of St Petersburg, of various estates, our wives, our children, and our aged, helpless parents, come to THEE, O SIRE… — Orlando Figes
The Palestinian cause is not a cause for Palestinians only, but a cause for every revolutionary, wherever he is, as a cause of the exploited… — Ghassan Kanafani
Palestinians are not victims in need of aid, they are an occupied & oppressed people in need of freedom. — Remi Kanazi
We should be less concerned about hurting the feelings of the oppressors and more concerned about standing in solidarity with the oppressed. — Remi Kanazi
Let's put one lie to rest for all time: the lie that men are oppressed, too, by sexism-the lie that there can be such a… — Robin Morgan
Legitimate revolution must be led by, made by those who have been most oppressed: black, brown, yellow, red, and white women-with men relating to that… — Robin Morgan
My white skin disgusts me. My passport disgusts me. They are the marks of an insufferable privilege bought at the price of others' agony. If… — Robin Morgan
Art is on the side of the oppressed. Think before you shudder at the simplistic dictum and its heretical definition of the freedom of art.… — Edith Wharton
British rule depends upon repression and collaboration and the Irish people should recognise that those who collaborate with Britain in exchange for a slice of… — Martin McGuinness
The task that has fallen to us as Americans is to move the conscience of the world, to keep alive the hope and dream of… — Ronald Reagan
The oppressed people of Palestine, whether those who dwell in that bloodstained holy land or those who continue to bear the brunt of hardship and… — Mohammad Khatami
Or art thou but / A dagger of the mind, a false creation, / Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain? — William Shakespeare
Science fiction isnâ€™t just thinking about the world out there. Itâ€™s also thinking about how that world might beâ€”a particularly important exercise for those who… — Samuel R. Delany
We need to realize that we should be on the side of any human being who is oppressed. — Tariq Ramadan
It is incorrect to classify the revolt of the Negro as simply a radical conflict of black against white or as a purely American problem.… — Malcolm X
If blacks are oppressed in America, why isnâ€™t there a black exodus? — David Horowitz
Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them... If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with… — Laozi
Let us be today's Christians. Let us not take fright at the boldness of today's church. With Christ's light let us illuminate even the most… — Oscar Romero
All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power. If you want to govern the people,… — Laozi
Be persecuted, rather than be a persecutor. Be crucified, rather than be a crucifier. Be treated unjustly, rather than treat anyone unjustly. Be oppressed, rather… — Isaac of Nineveh

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