Oppressive Quotes

162 Oppressive quotes by 145 unique authors

For 40 years we were led to think of the Russians as godless, materialistic and an evil empire. When the Cold War ended, we suddenly… — Norman Mailer
Roman Catholics utter their Papal edicts, Protestants quote their Bible, Fundamentalists declare their orthodox theological dogmas, and we are all expected to renounce private reflection… — Robert H. Schuller
Our constancy, same might call it our madness, was necessary to wear down the oppressive forces of the old democracy which, in Spain, was a… — Federica Montseny
There is little that gives children greater pleasure than when a grown-up lets himself down to their level, renounces his oppressive superiority and plays with… — Sigmund Freud
The true focus of revolutionary change is never merely the oppressive situations that we seek to escape, but that piece of the oppressor which is… — Audre Lorde
There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian Orthodox religion, there is an understanding of authority as something… — Ryszard Kapuscinski
If you put something fragrant on to burning coals, you motivate those who approach to come back again and to stay near, but if instead… — Gregory Palamas
Men are not corrupted by the exercise of power or debased by the habit of obedience, but by the exercise of a power which they… — Alexis de Tocqueville
We can follow the example of those who remembered that the role of an activist is not to navigate systems of oppressive power with as… — Derrick Jensen
To love with expectations is, in the end, an oppressive, driven thing, and people know it when they receive it. To love as God loves… — Mark Galli
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

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