#oppress

I never felt oppressed because of my gender. When I'm writing a poem or drawing, I'm not a female; I'm an artist. ↗

— Patti Smith

#because #drawing #felt #female #gender

The oppressed peoples can liberate themselves only through struggle. This is a simple and clear truth confirmed by history. ↗

— Kim Il-sung

#confirmed #history #liberate #only #oppressed

The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. ↗

— Steven Biko

#most #oppressed #oppressor #potent #weapon

Our enormous surplus revenues are illogical and oppressive. ↗

— John Griffin Carlisle

#illogical #oppressive #our #revenues #surplus

Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may. ↗

— Sam Houston

#come #learn #may #oppression #source

Those who speak largely of the human condition are usually those most exempt from its oppressions - whether of sex, race, or servitude. ↗

— Adrienne Rich

#oppression #silence #voice #experience

To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty. ↗

— Maximilien Robespierre

#cruelty #forgive #humanity #oppressors #punish

In every country where there is a vicious oppression, a peaceful and a continuous civil disobedience is the magical door opening to the freedom! ↗

— Mehmet Murat ildan

#freedom

The truth is that every intelligent man, as you know, dreams of being a gangster and of ruling over society by force alone. As it is not so easy as the detective novels might lead one to believe, one generally relies on politics and joins the cruelest party.What does it matter, after all, if by humiliating one's mind one succeeds in dominating every one? I discovered in myself sweet dreams of oppression. ↗

— Albert Camus

#oppression #dreams

If I have to beat you up to keep you safe, that’s just what I’ll do. It’s this kind of regard for others that makes me believe I’d be a good politician. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#awareness #bad #fight #good #oppression