Able Quote by Matthew Henry

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

— Paulo Freire

The oppressors do not perceive their monopoly on having more as a privilege which dehumanizes others and themselves. They cannot see that, in the…

— Paulo Freire

Unfortunately, in our society, power means the ability to dominate and oppress.

— Vanna Bonta

Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.

— Alexander Hamilton

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Odd how often blood is shed to obtain freedom from those in power. Oppressors must be the most insecure people in the world.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

“Oppressors always expect the oppressed to extend to them the understanding so lacking in themselves.”

— Audre Lorde

Each and every one of us has the capacity to be an oppressor. I want to encourage each and everyone of us to interrogate…

— Laverne Cox

The oppressed want above all to imitate their oppressors; they want to retaliate.

— Eric Hoffer

Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.

— James Madison

People who don't have as much power as they would like often begin by attributing their difficulties to the environment - competitors, bosses, economic…

— Jeffrey Pfeffer

Considering the natural lust for power so inherent in man, I fear the thirst of power will prevail to oppress the people.

— George Mason