Oppressed People Quotes

33 quotes by 24 authors

In our struggle against racial segregation in Montgomery, Alabama, I came to see at a very early stage that a synthesis of Gandhi's method of… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
In struggling for human dignity the oppressed people of the world must not allow themselves to become bitter or indulge in hate campaigns. To retaliate… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Palestinians are not victims in need of aid, they are an occupied & oppressed people in need of freedom. — Remi Kanazi
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
Institutions work this way. A son is murdered by the police, and nothing is done. The institutions send the victim's family on a merry-go-round, going… — Huey Newton
We [Panthers] have not said much about the homosexual at all, but we must relate to the homosexual movement because it is a real thing.… — Huey Newton
What does Christianity mean today? National Socialism is a religion. All we lack is a religious genius capable of uprooting outmoded religious practices and putting… — Joseph Goebbels
The experience of oppressed people is that the living of oneâ€™s life is confined and shaped by forces and barriers which are not accidental or… — Marilyn Frye
A second way that oppressed people sometimes deal with oppression is to resort to physical violence and corroding hatred. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The history of an oppressed people is hidden in the lies and the agreed myth of its conquerors. — Meridel Le Sueur
Resistance! Resistance! No oppressed people have ever secured their liberty without resistance! — Henry Highland Garnet
An artist represents an oppressed people and makes revolution irresistible. — Toni Cade Bambara
The intellectual and moral satisfaction that I failed to gain from the utilitarianism of Bentham and Mill, the revolutionary methods of Marx and Lenin, the… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The women are, of course, the biggest single group of oppressed people in the world and, if we are to believe the Book of Genesis,… — Chinua Achebe
Oppressed people, whatever their level of formal education, have the ability to understand and interpret the world around them, to see the world for what… — Ella Baker
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself.. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Oppressed people are frequently very oppressive when first liberated. They know but two positions: somebody's foot on their neck or their foot on somebody's neck. — Florynce Kennedy
Certainly, protecting oppressed people, stopping ethnic conflict and promoting responsible governance are worthy goals. But none is as important for American security and prosperity as… — Michael Mandelbaum
An oppressed people will always rise. — Henning Mankell
I think the arts has great potential to create citizens. Citizenship is about the direction your imagination travels. We can't plan or calculate or examine… — Lee Maracle

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