Their Privileges Quotes
- The essence of a class system is not that the privileged are conscious of their privileges, but that the deprived are conscious of their deprivations. — Clive James
- It is the privilege of adults to give advice. It is the privilege of youth not to listen. Both avail themselves of their privileges, and… — Dominique Sutton
- But what counter-insurgency really comes down to is the protection of the capitalists back in America, their property and their privileges. U.S. national security, as… — Philip Agee
- People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with advantages. They come readily to define themselves as inherently worthy… — C. Wright Mills
- History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Ours was the first revolution in the history of mankind that truly reversed the course of government, and with three little words: 'We the people.'… — Ronald Reagan
- Truth must the guide of those who hold the power; but humility is their sign, the promise that their privileges are in safe hands. — Vincent Massey
- No government fights fascism to destroy it. When the bourgeoisie sees that power is slipping out of its hands, it brings up fascism to hold… — Buenaventura Durruti
- Let the workers organize. Let the toilers assemble. Let their crystallized voice proclaim their injustices and demand their privileges. Let all thoughtful citizens sustain them,… — John L. Lewis