Oppression Quotes

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When people use the word hell, what do they mean? They mean a place, an event, a situation absent of how God desires things to… — Rob Bell
When forces of oppression come to maintain themselves in power against established law, peace is considered already broken. — Che Guevara
Guerrilla warfare is used by the side which is supported by a majority but which possesses a much smaller number of arms for use in… — Che Guevara
The great masses of men, though theoretically free, are seen to submit supinely to oppression and exploitation of a hundred abhorrent sorts. Have they no… — H. L. Mencken
Surely nowhere in the world do oppression and persecution based solely on the color of the skin appear more hateful and hideous than in the… — Mary Church Terrell
Let no man dare, when I am dead. to charge me with dishonor; let no man attaint my memory by believing that I could have… — Robert Emmet
Half a world away nations that once lived under oppression and tyranny are now budding democracies due in large part to America 's leadership and… — Bob Riley
Where constraint breaks people, and mediation makes fools of them, the seduction of power is what makes them love their oppression. Because of it, people… — Raoul Vaneigem
In the final analysis, the incident is seen as originating from an emotional expression of the frustration and anger of the proud people of China… — Chen-Ning Yang
Nonsense is an assertion of man's spiritual freedom in spite of all the oppressions of circumstance. — Aldous Huxley
Power, wrongly used, defeats the oppressor as well as the oppressed. — Wally Lamb
Education as the exercise of domination stimulates the credulity of students, with the ideological intent (often not perceived by educators) of indoctrinating them to adapt… — Paulo Freire
In order for the oppressed to unite they must first cut the umbilical cord of magic and myth which binds them to the world of… — Paulo Freire
In order for the oppressed to be able to wage the struggle for their liberation, they must perceive the reality of oppression not as a… — Paulo Freire
Peace does not mean just to stop wars, but also to stop oppression and injustice. — Tawakkol Karman
Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the black world for a… — Steven Biko
America and its allies are engaged in a war against a terrorist movement that spans all corners of the globe. It is sparked by radical… — Kenny Marchant
Communists have always viewed the national question through the prism of the class struggle, believing that its solution has to be subordinated to the interests… — Leonid Brezhnev
Christianity was created by some decadent and degenerated Romans as a tool of oppression, in the late Roman era, and it should be treated accordingly.… — Varg Vikernes
The nuclear family must be destroyed, and people must find better ways of living together. ...Whatever its ultimate meaning, the break-up of families now is… — Linda Gordon

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