Oppressive Quotes

162 quotes by 145 authors

I did not want to be mistreated, I did not want to be deprived of a seat that I had paid for. It was just… — Rosa Parks
When a system of oppression has become institutionaliz ed it is unnecessary for individuals to be oppressive — Florynce Kennedy
Outside, you don't hear a single bird, and a deathly, oppressive silence hangs over the house and clings to me as if it were going… — Anne Frank
My agent called and said, 'How do you feel about a pirate movie? I mean, how often are you going to get that call? It's… — Gore Verbinski
In an oppressive society if a group stands up to take care of the lambs, it automatically stands up against the wolves. — Vishal Mangalwadi
We were happy a hundred years ago. We knew that there were exploiters and exploited, wealthy and poor, and we had a perfect idea of… — Leszek Kolakowski
Who do you think is more difficult to face: oppressive governments, or oppressive societies? — Manal al-Sharif
Enjoy what thou has inherited from thy sires if thou wouldn't really possess it. What we employ and use is never an oppressive burden; what… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We must not reject all sexual contact between adults and young people as inherently oppressive. — Gayle Rubin
I am at the moment deaf in the ears, hoarse in the throat, red in the nose, green in the gills, damp in the eyes,… — Charles Dickens
Happiness, I think, lies on the surface... when one plunges under the surface all the buoyant things disappear, and the farther down one gets the… — Lewis Mumford
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
In an oppressive society the truth-telling nature of literature is of a different order, and sometimes valued more highly than other elements in a work… — Julian Barnes
I look for the humanity in people, however big the politics or oppressive the situation may be, whether it's subsumed within a human being or… — Mira Nair
I don't hold America responsible for the largely oppressive governments in the 22 Arab countries. There are repressive Arab governments that are our allies and… — Lawrence Wright
To some degree we all find life difficult, perplexing, and oppressive. Even when it goes well, as it may for a time, we worry that… — Joko Beck
The ability of Americans to toss off oppressive characters is the most rewarding aspect, to me, of U.S. history. — Norman Corwin
Sometimes I think women are lucky because they can develop in ways men can't. The old-boy network may be oppressive to women, but it actually… — Willem Dafoe
The free-trade idea, logically applied, will abolish usury; and with usury will disappear the chief bone of contention between labor and capital. But, just at… — Ezra Heywood
Democracy is essentially a means, a utilitarian device for safeguarding internal peace and individual freedom. As such it is by no means infallible or certain.… — Friedrich August von Hayek

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