Oppressed Quotes

382 Oppressed quotes by 257 unique authors

How few, since the foundation of the world, have found themselves in a position environed with public perils so numerous, oppressed with responsibilities so high… — Robert Dale Owen
Many slaves on this continent are oppressed, and their cries have reached the ears of the Most High. Such are the purity and certainty of… — John Woolman
These interests of the workers, as the exploited and oppressed, class of society, are the same in all countries. — Clara Zetkin
A young man is stirred and stimulated by the consciousness of how much depends upon his own exertions: a young girl is oppressed by it. — Elizabeth Missing Sewell
When you have increasing power of religious groups, oppression of women increases. Women are oppressed in all religions. — Nawal El Saadawi
Movements begin when oppressed people make - and keep remaking - a deeply inward decision to stop consenting to external demands that contradict a critical… — Parker J. Palmer
Many Americans today, just as they did 200 years ago, feel burdened, stifled, and sometimes even oppressed by government that has grown too large, too… — Ronald Reagan
He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a… — Bible
The only way we'll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world. We are blood brothers to the… — Malcolm X
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Religion is the sign of the oppressed creature, the sentiment of a heartless world, and the soul of soul-less conditions. It is the opium of… — Karl Marx
I am treated as evil by people who claim that they are being oppressed because they are not allowed to force me to practice what… — Unknown Author
The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them. — Karl Marx
Be rich in expressing yourself in a noble way and you shall never be oppressed without those who can help noticing. Oppression in silence flourishes. — Frank Matobo
Threaten the oppressed and be prepared to face their onslaught, abuse them and be prepared for an even greater threat. — Martin Dansky
Just when I am disheartened, just when cares oppressed, Just when my way is darkest, just when I am distressed, Then is my Savior near… — Unknown Author
Look at the people who are kind of the funniest cultures, they're the cultures of the people who have been the most oppressed, black people… — Sarah Silverman
The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, stronghold in times of trouble. -Psalm 9:10 — Bible
Psalm 82:3-4 NIV; Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver… — Bible
The beauty of a real persons talent is that it can neither be suppressed nor oppressed, but only caressed or harnessed. — Anuj Somany

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