Quote by Russell M. Stendal

“We must side with the oppressed on every occasion, even when they are in the wrong, though without losing sight of the fact that…

— Emil M. Cioran

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

— Audre Lorde

“There are no worse oppressors than those who have been oppressed themselves. For they will justify all means of self-preservation, including the persecution and…

— H. N. Ellessy

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

“When men oppress their fellowmen, the oppressor ever finds, in the character of the oppressed, a full justification for his oppression.”

— Ibram X. Kendi

“The oppressed are sometimes the most rabid of oppressors" (119).”

— Elizabeth Nunez

“The greatest weapon in the hand of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”

— Steve Biko

“When a group has internalised their oppression, they may find themselves unable to imagine living without it”

— Malebo Sephodi

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

— Sunday Adelaja

“Oppression is built on a series of assumptions, and if they begin to crumble, the system is in grave danger. The assumptions have got…

— Pearl Cleage

We need to realize that we should be on the side of any human being who is oppressed.

— Tariq Ramadan

“The oppressed, as objects, as "things", have no purposes except those their oppressors prescribe for them.”

— Paulo Freire