Oppression Quotes

"When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw." "Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves." "Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore" "No one is more enslaved than a slave who doesn't think they're enslaved" "Lack of freedom is the biggest outlaw" "The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs" "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" "Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot." "We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced" "To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time" "The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants." "It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners." "We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns?" "If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent, we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter" "I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." "When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand." "Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest" "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man" "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." "Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."