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What people don't know about oppression is that the oppressor works much harder. You always grew up being told you were not smart enough or not fast enough, but we all lived from the time we were children to beat the system.

When a system of oppression has become institutionalized it is unnecessary for individuals to be oppressive.

Too often, systems of oppression turn those who are the targets of the oppression against one another.

No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.

A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.

Idleness is the heaviest of all oppressions.

The more I think on the present condition of woman, the more am I oppressed with the reality of their degradation.

I've always hated oppression.

Is the system going to flatten you out and deny you your humanity, or are you going to be able to make use of the system to the attainment of human purposes?

A system that was originally designed to support the poorest in society is now trapping them in the very condition it was supposed to alleviate.