Oppression Quotes

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How shall Integrity face Oppression? What shall Honesty do in the face of Deception, Decency in the face of Insult, Self-Defense before Blows? How shall… — W. E. B. Du Bois
The essence of oppression is that one is defined from the outside by those who define themselves as superior by criteria of their own choice. — Andrea Dworkin
In modern capitalism economic exploitation rather than political oppression is the real enemy of the people. — Emma Goldman
People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think… — Assata Shakur
In the real world, equal respect for all cultures doesn't translate into a rich mosaic of colorful and proud peoples interacting peacefully while maintaining a… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression. — Bell Hooks
Calvin: Somewhere in Communist Russia I'll bet there's a little boy who has never known anything but censorship and oppression. But maybe he's heard of… — Bill Watterson
Sometimes, people call my way of speaking ranting. Why are you always ranting and screaming, they ask. But hereâ€™s the thingâ€¦the reason why I rant… — Leymah Gbowee
Millions of couples out there practiced the art of sadomasochism every day, without even realizing it. They went to work, came back, complained about everything,… — Paulo Coelho
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 from the numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal… — Robert Kennedy
It is evil things that we will be fighting against-brute force, bad faith, injustice, oppression and persecution-and against them I am certain that the right… — Neville Chamberlain
Freedom is never granted. It is earned by each generation... in the face of tyranny, cruelty, oppression, extremism, sometimes there is only one choice. When… — Hillary Clinton
History has a long-range perspective. It ultimately passes stern judgment on tyrants and vindicates those who fought, suffered, were imprisoned, and died for human freedom,… — Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
We have learned that change cannot come through war. War is not a feasible tool to use in fighting against the oppression we face. War… — Rigoberta Menchu
A people armed and free, forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition and is a bulwark for the nation against foreign invasion and domestic… — James Madison
It is an unfortunate personal tragedy. However, when compared to the vast ocean of the collective tragedy faced by my people, my illness is merely… — Unknown Author
As much as the world has an instinct for evil and is a breeding ground for genocide, holocaust, slavery, racism, war, oppression, and injustice, the… — Desmond Tutu
...all human beings have a right, and duty, to be joyful. Anything that thwarts this spiritual human right goes against the very purpose of human… — Agnivesh
I believe America is the most powerful country in the world and is a country that stands on principle. Its principles are enshrined in its… — Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

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