#Oppression
Quotes tagged #Oppression
Quotes: 2

Taking Sides: Elie Wiesel on Moral Courage
Finally, Wiesel’s challenge is sustained not only in crises but in daily life. Standing with the marginalized at work, in classrooms, or online converts abstract empathy into structural change. Small interventions—amplifying a silenced voice, challenging a harmful policy, or refusing euphemisms for abuse—build the civic muscle required when larger tests arrive. In this way, remembrance becomes readiness, and readiness becomes rescue. Taking sides, then, is not a slogan; it is the disciplined habit of choosing people over indifference. [...]
Created on: 8/11/2025

Those Who Do Not Move Do Not Notice Their Chains - Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa Luxemburg, a Marxist thinker and revolutionary, often spoke against social stagnation and political oppression. This quote reflects her advocacy for revolutionary action and her belief in awakening class consciousness among the oppressed. [...]
Created on: 1/8/2025