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" Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor. "
James Russell Lowell
" Every revolutionary ends up either by becoming an oppressor or a heretic. "
Albert Camus
" Feminism, unlike almost every other social movement, is not a struggle against a distinct oppressor - it's not the ruling class or the occupiers or the colonizers - it's against a deeply held set of beliefs and assumptions that we women, far too often, hold ourselves. "
Kavita Ramdas
" Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. "
Martin Luther King, Jr.
" I think the most difficult thing that has had to happen in South Africa for the previously disadvantaged communities is they had to reconcile that the oppressor has been enriched and the establishment is now making five or 10 times more profit than they were during the time the economic embargo was on them. "
Hugh Masekela
" Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor. "
Anne Lamott
" Revolution is born as a social entity within the oppressor society. "
Paulo Freire
" The genius of any slave system is found in the dynamics which isolate slaves from each other, obscure the reality of a common condition, and make united rebellion against the oppressor inconceivable. "
Andrea Dworkin
" The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. "
Steven Biko
" The oppressed, having internalized the image of the oppressor and adopted his guidelines, are fearful of freedom. "
Paulo Freire
" The revolutionary sees his task as liberation not only of the oppressed but also of the oppressor. Happiness can never truly exist in a state of tension. "
Steven Biko
" Very few men imprisoned for economic crimes or even crimes of passion against the oppressor feel that they are really guilty. "
George Jackson
" We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. "
Elie Wiesel
" Who Rebels? Who rises in arms? Rarely the slave, but almost always the oppressor turned slave. "
Emile M. Cioran
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