„The third way open to oppressed people in their quest for freedom is the way of nonviolent resistance.“

— Jr.

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„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 only way we'll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world. We are blood brothers to the people of Brazil, Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba -- yes Cuba too.“
— Malcolm X
„Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself.“
— Jr.
„Another way is to acquiesce and to give in, to resign yourself to the oppression.“
— Jr.
„Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.“
— Thich Nhat Hanh