Oppression Quotes

No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.

The oppression of any people for opinion's sake has rarely had any other effect than to fix those opinions deeper, and render them more important.

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

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles.

He who allows oppression shares the crime.

To me, it is one world, and the non-human animals bear the brunt of oppression and suffering.

The feminists who are aware of the effects of patriarchy realize that we are all in the same boat from the dangers of patriarchy, and that the oppression of women is universal.

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

I certainly know about the oppression and prejudices of being black and a woman and from the South.

Because some people have sex with people of the same sex, an entire culture has been created, broadly speaking, out of oppression. Which in a rational world would not be an issue.

Oppression that is clearly inexorable and invincible does not give rise to revolt but to submission.

All oppression creates a state of war.

Fascism is fascism. Terrorism is terrorism. Oppression is oppression.

To hold a people in oppression you have to convince them first that they are supposed to be oppressed.

Any kind of civil rights oppression is wrong.

As there is oppression of the majority such oppression will be fought with increasing hatred.

I believe certain members of the U.S. Congress have aided in the oppression and diversion of critical information that could have revealed a fullness of truth long ago.

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

Oppression is more easily endured than insult.

When a system of oppression has become institutionalized it is unnecessary for individuals to be oppressive.

A sexual revolution begins with the emancipation of women, who are the chief victims of patriarchy, and also with the ending of homosexual oppression.

Many countries persecute their own citizens and intern them in prisons or concentration camps. Oppression is becoming more and more a part of the systems.

Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression.