“Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral”
— Paulo Freire
Simplified Meaning:
If you choose not to get involved in a fight between strong people and weak people, you are actually helping the strong people, not staying out of it.
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