Oppressed Quotes

382 Oppressed quotes by 257 unique authors

The oppressed will always believe the worst about themselves. — Frantz Fanon
More than my questions about the efficacy of social actions were my questions about my own motives. Do i want social justice for the oppressed… — Donald Miller
When women understand that governments and religions are human inventions; that Bibles, prayer-books, catechisms, and encyclical letters are all emanations from the brains of man,… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
No pedagogy which is truly liberating can remain distant from the oppressed by treating them as unfortunates and by presenting for their emulation models from… — Paulo Freire
I asked for very little from life, and even this little was denied me. A nearby field, a ray of sunlight, a little bit of… — Fernando Pessoa
The oppressed, having internalized the image of the oppressor and adopted his guidelines, are fearful of freedom. — Paulo Freire
God's Word teaches a very hard, disturbing truth. Those who neglect the poor and the oppressed are really not God's people at all—no matter how… — Ronald J. Sider
Because love is an act of courage, not of fear, love is a commitment to others. No matter where the oppressed are found, the act… — Paulo Freire
A freedom fighter learns the hard way that it is the oppressor who defines the nature of the struggle,and the oppressed is often left no… — Nelson Mandela
Those who are most sensitive about "politically incorrect" terminology are not the average black ghetto-dweller, Asian immigrant, abused woman or disabled person, but a minority… — Theodore Kaczynski
Dehumanization, although a concrete historical fact, is not a given destiny but the result of an unjust order that engenders violence in the oppressors, which… — Paulo Freire
It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. — Lord Acton
There remains an experience of incomparable value . . . to see the great events of world history from below; from the perspective of the… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
In order for us as poor and oppressed people to become part of a society that is meaningful, the system under which we now exist… — Ella Baker
A liberation movement that is nonviolent sets the oppressor free as well as the oppressed. — Barbara Deming
Heavy thoughts bring on physical maladies; when the soul is oppressed so is the body. — Martin Luther
Women over fifty already form one of the largest groups in the population structure of the western world. As long as they like themselves, they… — Germaine Greer
How can the oppressed, as divided, unauthentic beings, participate in developing the pedagogy of their liberation? — Paulo Freire
At a certain point in their existential experience, the oppressed feel an irresistible attraction toward the oppressor and his way of life. Sharing this way… — Paulo Freire
The idea that the Internet favors the oppressed rather than the oppressor is marred by what I call cyber-utopianism: a naive belief in the emancipatory… — Evgeny Morozov
American Muslims - young American Muslims in particular - are starting to understand that unless they are willing to stand up for all the other… — Reza Aslan
In the Bible, God offered the Pharaoh freedom if he would just let the oppressed people free to go to the land of milk and… — Malcolm X
Canada should always open its doors to those who are oppressed or in cases of emergency. When Canada offered refuge to 50,000 boat people in… — David Suzuki
Critical and liberating dialogue, which presupposes action, must be carried on with the oppressed at whatever the stage of their struggle for liberation. The content… — Paulo Freire
I want to be the voice of the people; black, white, everyday, oppressed people. A person trying to make it and to do it right. — Common

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