#oppress

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We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.


Elie Wiesel


#helps #must #neutrality #never #oppressor

Racial discrimination, South Africa's economic power, its oppression and exploitation of all the black peoples, are part and parcel of the same thing.


Oliver Tambo


#black #discrimination #economic #economic power #exploitation

He would see civilization in danger of perishing under the oppression of a gigantic paradox: he would see multitudes of people starving in the midst of plenty, and nations preparing for war although pledged to peace.


Arthur Henderson


#civilization #danger #gigantic #midst #multitudes

To plead for the Oppress'd and to defend the Weak seem'd to me a generous undertaking; for tho' it may be secure, 'tis not always Honourable to run over to the strongest party.


Mary Astell


#defend #generous #honourable #may #me

Language is legislation, speech is its code. We do not see the power which is in speech because we forget that all speech is a classification, and that all classifications are oppressive.


Roland Barthes


#classification #code #forget #language #legislation

Who Rebels? Who rises in arms? Rarely the slave, but almost always the oppressor turned slave.


Emile M. Cioran


#always #arms #oppressor #rarely #rebels

I applaud the growing commitment of Evangelicals to the needs of the poor and oppressed in urban America.


Tony Campolo


#applaud #commitment #evangelicals #growing #i

I teach at Eastern University, which is highly committed to doing work among the poor and the oppressed peoples of the world. We have a special commitment to the city.


Tony Campolo


#city #commitment #committed #doing #eastern

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.


Vladimir Lenin


#allowed #class #decide #every #few

Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.


Vladimir Lenin


#free #nation #nations #oppresses #other