The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free. – The Bible Luke 4:18-19
No other offense has ever been visited with such severe penalties as seeking to help the oppressed. – Clarence Darrow
Break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity. – The Bible Daniel 4:27
The oppressed, having internalized the image of the oppressor and adopted his guidelines, are fearful of freedom. – Paulo Freire
If you’ve ever felt oppressed on any level, there’s something from ‘The Wire’ that you can take and identify with. – Michael K. Williams
To throw oneself to the side of the oppressed is the only dignified thing to do in life. – Edwin Markham
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Remember that our Spanish conquerors, for their own benefit, deliberately created an oppressed underclass whose collective psyche became rooted in passivity and underachievement. – Lionel Sosa
The beginning of Canadian cultural nationalism was not ‘Am I really that oppressed?’ but ‘Am I really that boring?’ – Margaret Atwood
