معتز

“The oppressed, having internalised the image of the oppressor and adopted his guideline are fearful of freedom. Freedom would require them to eject this image and replace it with autonomy and responsibility.”
― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed

“وماذا تصنع بعمرك وقد ماتت أفكارك؟ ... وما طعم حياة الأب الذي فقد أبناءه ، وعاش إلى آخر دهره وحيداً؟! ...”
― توفيق الحكيم, أرني الله

“the former oppressors do not feel liberated. On the contrary, they genuinely consider themselves to be oppressed. Conditioned by the experience of oppressing others, any situation other than their former seems to them like oppression. Formerly, they could eat, dress, wear shoes, be educated, travel, and hear Beethoven; while millions did not eat, had no clothes or shoes, neither studied nor travelled, much less listened to Beethoven. Any restriction on this way of life, in the name of the rights of the community, appears to the former oppressors as a profound violation of their individual rights – although they had no respect for the millions who suffered and died of hunger, pain, sorrow, and despair. For the oppressors, 'human beings' refers only to themselves; other people are 'things'.”
― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed

“اللهم امنحني السكينة لأتقبل الأشياء التي لا أستطيع تغييرها، والشجاعة لتغيير الأشياء التي أستطيع تغييرها والحكمة لمعرفة الفرق بينهما.”
― عصام يوسف