A good man will never harm or oppress another. A good man will share his last morsel of food with others in need, and die of hunger when he no longer has any food -- instead of cheat or steal from others to survive. Selflessness. Humility. Truthfulness. These are the three marks of an honorable man.

The compassion of the oppressed for the oppressed is indispensable. It is the world's one hope.

As long as I fight, I am moved by hope; and if I fight with hope, then I can wait.

I think that when in doubt about the truth of an issue, it's safer and in better taste to select the least numerous of the adversaries.

And the truth must finally lie in that which every oppressed individual feels within himself but hasn't the courage to express

In the heart of appeasement there's the fear of rejection, and in acts of fear there are mirrors of oppression.

He has a way of drawing His loves back to Himself. A psyche separated from the peace (and the freedom) of Christ is liable to entangle itself in all sorts of folly and vanity, or confused witchcraft. On the one side it will preach, 'Empowerment!' But on the other it will scream, 'Oppression!' Yes, you now have the power to be oppressed: because as long as you look to be a victim, you will find yourself to be a victim.

They oppressed us but unable to kill our spirit.

Resist any form of oppression.

Oppression is opposition.

Logic has nothing to do with oppression.

Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.

We shall never secure emancipation from the tyranny of the white oppressor until we have achieved it in our own souls.

All oppression creates a state of war.

We must ask the high cadres ... When you suppressed the rights of others to express freely their political views, did you secure your own?

As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.

Every pearl in the royal crown is but the crystallized drop of blood fallen from the tearful eyes of the poor peasant.

Oppression costs the oppressor too much if the oppressed stands up and protests. The protest need not be merely physical-the throwing of stones and bullets-if it is mental, spiritual; if it expresses itself in silent, persistent dissatisfaction, the cost to the oppressor is terrific.

Time is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. Truth is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. You don't need anything else.

The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.