Oppressor Quotes

113 quotes by 76 authors

If you teach the Negro that he has accomplished as much good as any other race he will aspire to equality and justice without regard… — Carter G. Woodson
The oppressor has always indoctrinated the weak with his interpretation of the crimes of the strong. — Carter G. Woodson
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is… — Anne Lamott
Beware of the words "internal security," for they are the eternal cry of the oppressor. — Voltaire
Even revolution, which transforms a concrete situation of oppression by establishing the process of liberation, must confront this phenomenon. Many of the oppressed who directly… — Paulo Freire
And yet every so often, the heart of America, shuddering with indignation, sends a nervous spasm through the gentle back of the Andes, and tumultuous… — Che Guevara
In the long run, the oppressor is also a victim. In the short run (and so far, human history has consisted only of short runs),… — Howard Zinn
A man's bookcase will tell you everything you'll ever need to know about him," my father had told me more than once. "A businessman has… — Walter Mosley
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but we despise no less the coward and the… — Theodore Roosevelt
And the people next door oppress me all night long. I tell them, I work all day, a man's got to have some time to… — Terry Pratchett
It is necessary to remember, as we think critically about domination, that we all have the capacity to act in ways that oppress, dominate, wound… — Bell Hooks
I pray for all of us, oppressor and friend, that together we may succeed in building a better world through human understanding and love, and… — Dalai Lama
The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. — Desmond Tutu
Power in the hands of the reformer is no less potentially corrupting than in the hands of the oppressor. — Derrick Bell
Matter of internal security - the age-old cry of the oppressor. Picard — Gene Roddenberry
Time is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. Truth is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the… — Malcolm X
The oppressed, having internalized the image of the oppressor and adopted his guidelines, are fearful of freedom. — Paulo Freire
I cannot make myself believe that God wanted me to hate. I'm tired of violence, I've seen too much of it. I've seen such hate… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
A freedom fighter learns the hard way that it is the oppressor who defines the nature of the struggle,and the oppressed is often left no… — Nelson Mandela

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