#oppress

When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#freedom #oppression #freedom

To plead for the Oppress'd and to defend the Weak seem'd to me a generous undertaking; for tho' it may be secure, 'tis not always Honourable to run over to the strongest party. ↗

— Mary Astell

#defend #generous #honourable #may #me

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority. ↗

— Edmund Burke

#citizens #cruel #democracy #exercising #majority

Truth is on the side of the oppressed. ↗

— Malcolm X

#side #truth #truth is

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

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