Oppression Quotes

"The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants." "All oppression creates a state of war" "Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man" "Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest" "When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand." "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." "If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent, we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter" "We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns?" "It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners." "When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw." "To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time" "We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced" "Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot." "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" "The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs" "Lack of freedom is the biggest outlaw" "No one is more enslaved than a slave who doesn't think they're enslaved" "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"