"Revolution is the festival of the oppressed." — Germaine Greer

"Revolution is the festival of the oppressed."

— Germaine Greer

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128 Quotes by Germaine Greer

Germaine Greer has 128 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

All that remains to the mother in modern consumer society is the role of scapegoat; psychoanalysis uses huge amounts of…
Soccer is an art more central to our culture than anything the Arts Council deigns to recognize.
A garden is the best alternative therapy.
Energy is the power that drives every human being. It is not lost by exertion but maintained by it, for…
Every time a man unburdens his heart to a stranger he reaffirms the love that unites humanity.
The only causes of regret are laziness, outbursts of temper, hurting others, prejudice, jealousy, and envy.
Love, love, love - all the wretched cant of it, masking egotism, lust, masochism, fantasy under a mythology of sentimental…
Too many women are forced to abort by poverty, by their menfolk, by their parents ... A choice is only…
As soon as we find ourselves working at being indispensable, rigging up a pattern of vulnerability in our loved ones,…
War is the admission of defeat in the face of conflicting interests.
Women's liberation, if it abolishes the patriarchal family, will abolish a necessary substructure of the authoritarian state, and once that…
There has come into existence, chiefly in America, a breed of men who claim to be feminists. They imagine that…

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Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of… — Hannah Arendt
Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because… — Aristotle
Don't tire yourself more than need be, even at the price of founding a culture on the fatigue of your… — Antonin Artaud
The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes. — Bella Abzug
It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or… — Michelle Bachelet
Morals are built on religious faith. Virtue is built on morality and influences a culture. — Michele Bachmann
The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed… — Lord Acton
Well, if you look at all of the cultures in America, this is a great opportunity for us to really… — Erykah Badu
You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can only decide how you're going to… — Joan Baez
A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself. — Walter Bagehot
We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us - not our effects on… — Pearl Bailey

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