#oppress

I applaud the growing commitment of Evangelicals to the needs of the poor and oppressed in urban America. ↗

— Tony Campolo

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I teach at Eastern University, which is highly committed to doing work among the poor and the oppressed peoples of the world. We have a special commitment to the city. ↗

— Tony Campolo

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Truth is on the side of the oppressed. ↗

— Malcolm X

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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

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We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure. ↗

— Shirin Ebadi

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

— Anna Sewell

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Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor. ↗

— Anne Lamott

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Still, corruption and oppression are far too common threats to the democratic society. ↗

— Anna Lindh

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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

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Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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