Paulo Freire Oppressed Quotations

At a certain point in their existential experience, the oppressed feel an irresistible attraction toward the oppressor and his way of life. Sharing this way of life becomes an overpowering aspiration.

Critical and liberating dialogue, which presupposes action, must be carried on with the oppressed at whatever the stage of their struggle for liberation. The content of that dialogue can and should vary in accordance with historical conditions and the level at which the oppressed perceive reality.

The oppressed find in the oppressors their model of 'manhood.'

The former oppressors do not feel liberated. On the contrary, they genuinely consider themselves to be oppressed.

It is only the oppressed who, by freeing themselves, can free their oppressors.