#oppressed

It is absolutely essential that the oppressed participate in the revolutionary process with an increasingly critical awareness of their role as subjects of the transformation. ↗

— Paulo Freire

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In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be situated in this world, oppressed or oppressing, resigned or rebellious, a man among men. ↗

— Charles Baudelaire

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Human beings want to be free and however long they may agree to stay locked up, to stay oppressed, there will come a time when they say 'That's it.' Suddenly they find themselves doing something that they never would have thought they would be doing, simply because of the human instinct that makes them turn their face towards freedom. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#because #beings #come #doing #face

That cry of the soul to be lifted out of the bondage of the narrow circle of life, which carries up to God the protest and yearning of suffering man, never finds a more sublime expression than where humanity is oppressed and religion is corrupt. ↗

— Hall Caine

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An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and break their fetters. ↗

— Henry Clay

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The Bible has been the Magna Carta of the poor and of the oppressed. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

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How few, since the foundation of the world, have found themselves in a position environed with public perils so numerous, oppressed with responsibilities so high and solemn, as yourself! ↗

— Robert Dale Owen

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The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. ↗

— Steven Biko

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Revolution is the festival of the oppressed. ↗

— Germaine Greer

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The surest guide to the correctness of the path that women take is joy in the struggle. Revolution is the festival of the oppressed. ↗

— Germaine Greer

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