#oppress

American and Israel share a special bond. Our relationship is unique among all nations. Like America, Israel is a strong democracy, a symbol of freedom, and an oasis of liberty, a home to the oppressed and persecuted. ↗

— William J. Clinton

#america #american #among #bond #democracy

Now I say that with cruelty and oppression it is everybody's business to interfere when they see it. ↗

— Anna Sewell

#cruelty #everybody #i #interfere #now

Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#perfectionism #voice

The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament. ↗

— Vladimir Lenin

#allowed #class #decide #every #few

Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot. ↗

— Vladimir Lenin

#free #nation #nations #oppresses #other

From the right, you get demagogues shouting about brown-skinned anchor babies and clamoring to deport the undocumented. From the left, you get advocacy for the oppressed but otherwise, when it comes to national civic identity, mainly silence. ↗

— Eric Liu

#advocacy #anchor #babies #civic #comes

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

#every #every man #form #gives #government

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

— Clare Boothe Luce

#necessary #never #oppressed #strengths #themselves

Those who oppressed us described us as the Dark Continent! ↗

— Thabo Mbeki

#dark #described #oppressed #those #us

The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#cynics #fanatics #government #humane #limit