#repress

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

Repression is fantastic. ↗

— Courteney Cox

#repression

Pop music is created by repression - and then the system takes it and makes even more money with it! ↗

— Michel Gondry

#even #makes #money #more #music

And I think my sexuality was heavily repressed by the church, by the, you know, the design of the mortal sins. ↗

— Thomas Keneally

#design #heavily #i #i think #know

All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#laws #must #people #protect #repressive

Unfortunately, little attention was paid to how Arafat ruled. In fact, some saw the harsh and repressive nature of Arafat's regime as actually bolstering the prospects for peace. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

#arafat #attention #fact #harsh #how

But I think theatre in a repressive society is an immensely exciting event and theatre in a luxurious old, affluent old society like ours is an entertaining event. ↗

— Janet Suzman

#entertaining #event #exciting #i #i think

It's people who are repressed and cannot express their fears that are dangerous. ↗

— Julie Taymor

#dangerous #express #fears #people #repressed

When we're afraid, we lose all sense of analysis and reflection. Our fear paralyzes us. Besides, fear has always been the driving force behind all dictators' repression. ↗

— Marjane Satrapi

#fear #oppression #repression #oppression

Those who speak of progression but are afraid of change are self-repressed and therefore unable to reach any further than their eyes can already see. ↗

— Criss Jami

#afraid #change #cognition #experimentation #eyes