Quote by Ellen Willis

“Individuals with greed for power see others as elements to be oppressed.”

— Sunday Adelaja

“Only you can achieve self-worth for yourself. Any group offering it to you, or demanding it of you, comes bearing chains of slavery.”

— Terry Goodkind

“If you look on wealth as a thing to be valued your imaginary poverty will cause you torment.”

— Seneca

“...oppression is really quite simple. It's about looting.”

— Aurora Levins Morales

“Oppression doesn’t make people noble. Give any of us a little comfort, and we’ll kill to keep it. The despised become despicable.”

— Victor LaValle

“It seems that freedom is the most coveted commodity in the world: for just when one person decides to gorge upon it, those around…

— Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar

"Our experience of the world is being impoverished to the extent that it is being rendered artificial and prepackaged."

— David W. Orr

“As a result of this greed for power, the poor is not only silenced but also oppressed.”

— Sunday Adelaja

“We have a deep interest in denying the forms of oppression which benefit us.”

— Robin DiAngelo

“The great and the mighty that use their assets and power to subjugate people are demonstrating oppression.”

— Sunday Adelaja

“Far too often we’ve let humanity become a commodity that serves us along the way, rather than an asset that enriches our journey.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

“The reality is that stuff does not bring happiness. Instead, buying more than we need breeds nothing but discontentment.”

— Ruth Soukup