Oppressor Quotes

113 quotes by 76 authors

To forgive an oppressor is oppression upon the oppressed. — Unknown Author
The danger of oppression is not just being oppressed, itâ€™s becoming an oppressor, — Jon Stewart
The people have now come to realize that the only way to deal with the oppressor is to deal on our own terms and this… — Bobby Seale
There is such a thing as the freedom of exhaustion. Some people are so worn down by the yoke of oppression that they give up....… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Liberals tend to be much more concerned about business and corporations as the oppressors. They look to government as the solution. On the Right it's… — Jonathan Haidt
Where is the man, who, if asked to become a slave, would not hurl back the offer indignantly in the teeth of the oppressor? — Charles Lenox Remond
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed. — Saadi
Oppression costs the oppressor too much if the oppressed stands up and protests. The protest need not be merely physical-the throwing of stones and bullets-if… — W. E. B. Du Bois
We shall never secure emancipation from the tyranny of the white oppressor until we have achieved it in our own souls. — W. E. B. Du Bois
The same educational process which inspires and stimulates the oppressor with the thought that he is everything and has accomplished everything worth while, depresses and… — Carter G. Woodson
Nonviolence is a powerful as well as a just weapon. If you confront a man who has long been cruelly misusing you, and say, "Punish… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
We have to stop arresting prostitutes and not arresting traffickers and pimps. It's absurd. We're arresting the victim or the survivor and not the oppressor. — Gloria Steinem
The genius of any slave system is found in the dynamics which isolate slaves from each other, obscure the reality of a common condition, and… — Andrea Dworkin
Very few men imprisoned for economic crimes or even crimes of passion against the oppressor feel that they are really guilty. — George Jackson
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor. — Anne Lamott
Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor. — James Russell Lowell
Two children of same cruel parent look at one another and see in each other the image of the cruel parent or the image of… — Amos Oz
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail… — Desmond Tutu
I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never… — Elie Wiesel

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