Forever Quote by Martin Luther King, Jr

Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.

— Martin Luther King Jr

“We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”

— Martin Luther King Jr

In order for the oppressed to be able to wage the struggle for their liberation, they must perceive the reality of oppression not as…

— Paulo Freire

It is doubtful if the oppressed ever fight for freedom. They fight for pride and power - power to oppress others. The oppressed want…

— Eric Hoffer

It is doubtful whether the oppressed ever fight for freedom. They fight for pride and power-power to oppress others.

— Eric Hoffer

The oppressed peoples can liberate themselves only through struggle. This is a simple and clear truth confirmed by history.

— Kim Il-sung

The oppressed, instead of striving for liberation, tend themselves to become oppressors.

— Paulo Freire

As long as hope remains and meaning is preserved, the possibility of overcoming oppression stays alive.

— Cornel West

It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of our own people became a hunger for the freedom…

— Nelson Mandela

“The oppressed, having internalised the image of the oppressor and adopted his guideline are fearful of freedom. Freedom would require them to eject this…

— Paulo Freire

Being oppressed means the absence of choices

— Bell Hooks

The oppressed never free themselves - they do not have the necessary strengths.

— Clare Boothe Luce