49 Quotes About Oppressed

"...the progressive search for demons no matter the facts or circumstances is rooted in a need to see themselves as saviors of people so “oppressed” they are unable to lift themselves up."

"No oppressive order could permit the oppressed to begin to question: Why?"

"No oppressive order could permit the oppressed to being to question: Why?"

"Our struggle has inspired oppressed people the world over, because if former slaves can make the most powerful nation face itself, there's a chance for everyone else. In a twist, our rage becomes hope for others."

"Time is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. Truth is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. You don't need anything else."

"Freeman and slave, patrician and plebeian, lord and serf, guild-master and journeyman, in a word, oppressor and oppressed, stood in constant opposition to one another, carried on an uninterrupted, now hidden, now open fight, a fight that each time ended, either in a revolutionary re-constitution of society at large, or in the common ruin of the contending classes."

"When people don't understand the meaning of freedom in their lives, they will continue to live as though they're still oppressed."

"Becoming conscious of racism does not mean you are a racist."

"Saying something is 'politically correct' is often a way of dismissing the voices of the oppressed."