#Oppression

Oppression Entraps Both the Oppressed and Oppressor

Booker T. Washington’s line turns a physical act—holding someone down—into a moral diagram.

Taking Sides: Elie Wiesel on Moral Courage

Elie Wiesel distilled a lifetime of witness into a stark command: take sides. In his Nobel Lecture (Oslo, 1986), the Auschwitz and Buchenwald survivor warned that neutrality strengthens the hand of tormentors while aband...

Those Who Do Not Move Do Not Notice Their Chains - Rosa Luxemburg

This quote highlights that it is only through action and movement that one becomes aware of the restrictions or oppression they may face. Stagnation leads to complacency and unawareness of one's own limitations.