Oppressed Quotes

382 Oppressed quotes by 257 unique authors

The masses never revolt of their own accord, and they never revolt merely because they are oppressed. Indeed, so long as they are not permitted… — George Orwell
It is not the responsibility of knights errant to discover whether the afflicted, the enchained and the oppressed whom they encounter on the road are… — Miguel de Cervantes
True virtue never appears so lovely as when it is most oppressed; and the divine excellency of real Christianity is never exhibited with such advantage… — Jonathan Edwards
He who becomes a Prince through the favour of the people should always keep on good terms with them; which it is easy for him… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Time is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. Truth is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the… — Malcolm X
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 allâ€”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

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