Oppression

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OPPRESSION: He who would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. (Unknown Source)

OPPRESSION: Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds. (Unknown Source)

OPPRESSION: If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. (Desmond Tutu, South African clergyman, Born 1931Injustice: If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. (Desmond Tutu, South African clergyman, Born 1931Peace: Tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world. (Aeschylus, ancient Greek playwright, 525-456 BC)

OPPRESSION: Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds. (Albert Einstein, German-born theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics, 1879-1955)

OPPRESSION: People want dignity, bread, and fairness and see their ruling elites as parasites gorging themselves on the labor of others. (William DuBay, U.S. Catholic priest and social activist, Born 1934)

OPPRESSION: If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. (Desmond Tutu, South African social rights activist and retired Anglican bishop, Born 1931)

OPPRESSION: He who would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. (Thomas Paine, U.S. philosopher and writer, 1737-1809)