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Oppression

Tim Wise Quote: “Too often, systems of oppression turn…”

Too often, systems of oppression turn those who are the targets of the oppression against one another.

September 10, 2021 1968, American, October 4, Quotes by Activists, Tim Wise

Malcolm X Quote: “Power in defense of freedom is…”

Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression, because power, real power, comes from our conviction which produces action, uncompromising action.

August 27, 2021 1925, American, Malcolm X, May 19, Quotes by Activists

Emily Dickinson Quote: “People need hard times and oppression…”

People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles.

August 22, 2021 1830, American, December 10, Emily Dickinson, Quotes by Poets

Fannie Lou Hamer Quote: “People have got to get together…”

People have got to get together and work together. I’m tired of the kind of oppression that white people have inflicted on us and are still trying to inflict.

July 27, 2021 1917, American, Fannie Lou Hamer, October 6, Quotes by Activists

Napoleon Bonaparte Quote: “Among those who dislike oppression are…”

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.

July 6, 2021 1769, August 15, French, Napoleon Bonaparte, Quotes by Leaders

Greg Grandin Quote: “Is Donald Trump a fascist? It’s…”

Is Donald Trump a fascist? It’s an interesting question that has generated insightful commentary over the past few months, with the best answers situating Trumpian illiberalism within America’s long history of racial oppression, slavery, Jim Crow apartheid, and the ongoing backlash to the loss of white privilege.

June 1, 2021 1962, American, Greg Grandin, Quotes by Historians

Rosa Parks Quote: “There is just so much hurt…”

There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take… The line between reason and madness grows thinner.

May 24, 2021 1913, American, February 4, Quotes by Activists, Rosa Parks

Tacitus Quote: “A desire to resist oppression is…”

A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.

May 24, 2021 55, Quotes by Historians, Roman, Tacitus

Lysander Spooner Quote: “But that the people are stronger…”

But that the people are stronger than the government, and will resist in extreme cases, our governments would be little or nothing else than organized systems of plunder and oppression.

May 10, 2021 1808, American, January 19, Lysander Spooner, Quotes by Philosophers

William Penn Quote: “Much reading is an oppression of…”

Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world.

March 29, 2021 1644, English, October 14, Quotes by Leaders, William Penn

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