The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If you've ever felt oppressed on any level, there's something from 'The Wire' that you can take and identify with.
The mind is the greatest weapon in the world.
If one is free at heart, no man-made chains can bind one to servitude, but if one's mind is so manipulated and controlled by the oppressor, then there will be nothing the oppressed can do to scare his powerful masters.
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.
Since being in India, I am more convinced than ever before that the method of nonviolent resistance is the most potent weapon available to oppressed people in their struggle for justice and human dignity.
Men don't oppress women any more than women oppress men.
The oppressed peoples can liberate themselves only through struggle. This is a simple and clear truth confirmed by history.
No generous mind delights to oppress the weak, but rather to cherish and protect.
Truth is on the side of the oppressed.
The oppressed, having internalized the image of the oppressor and adopted his guidelines, are fearful of freedom.
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