Entity Quote by Paulo Freire

“It seems that the desire to oppress others is so ingrained in many humans that they readily distort even a liberating theory or concept…

— Marjorie Spiegel

The people have now come to realize that the only way to deal with the oppressor is to deal on our own terms and…

— Bobby Seale

Indeed, the interests of the oppressors lie in 'changing the consciousness of the oppressed, not the situation which oppresses them';

— Paulo Freire

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

— Audre Lorde

In order for this struggle to have meaning, the oppressed must not, in seeking to regain their humanity (which is a way to create…

— Paulo Freire

For centuries, the world divided human beings into two groups and then proceeded to exclude and oppress one group. It is only fair that…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Before, we were taught to place limits on our thoughts and emotions. Now we are taught to be open minded and to express ourselves.…

— Anonymous

You know, it's not the world that was my oppressor, because what the world does to you, if the world does it to you…

— Anonymous

It is startling to see how the oppressed almost invariably shape themselves in the image of their hated oppressors.

— Eric Hoffer

Our task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors

— Nelson Mandela

The behavior of the oppressed is a prescribed behavior, following as it does the guidelines of the oppressor.

— Paulo Freire

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

— James Madison