„Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself.“

— Jr.

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„Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself, and that is what has happened to the American Negro. Something within has reminded him of his birthright of freedom, and something without has reminded him that it can be gained.“
— Jr.
„Oppressed people deal with their oppression in three characteristic ways. One way is acquiescence: the oppressed resign themselves to their doom. They tacitly adjust themselves to oppression and thereby become conditioned to it. In every movement toward freedom some of the oppressed prefer to remain oppressed.“
— Jr.
„The third way open to oppressed people in their quest for freedom is the way of nonviolent resistance.“
— Jr.
„If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.“
— Malcolm X
„Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression.“
— Malcolm X
„This is the type of negative freedom and resignation that often engulfs the life of the oppressed.“
— Jr.
„The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all.“
— H.L. Mencken
„The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.“
— Jr.