“An enthusiast broods over the oppression of a people till he fancies himself commissioned by Heaven to liberate them. He ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution.” PeopleLittlesEndsHeavenOppressionFancyExecutionVenture Book:Abraham Lincoln (EasyRead Large Bold Edition) Source: Abraham Lincoln (EasyRead Large Bold Edition)
“Until women assume their rightful place on earth there will never be an end to wars, cruelty and oppression.” WarEndsEarthWomenEnlightenmentAssumingCrueltyOppression Author:Frederick Lenz
“Oppression tries to defend itself by its utility. But we have seen that it is one of the lies of the serious mind to attempt to give the word "useful" an absolute meaning; nothing is useful if it is not useful to man; nothing is useful to man if the latter is not in a position to define his own ends and values, if he is not free.” IfsMenGivingTryingMindEndsLyingValuesPositionSeriousAbsolutesOppressionLatterUtilityMeaning Nothing Book:The Ethics of Ambiguity Source: The Ethics of Ambiguity
“We may see how miraculously God defends our people, and makes us hope that, in spite of the malice of our enemies, He will bring our cause to a good and happy end, to the advancement of His glory and the deliverance of so many Christians from unjust oppression.” PeopleMayEndsChristianCausesEnemyGloryOppressionSpiteUnjustAdvancementMaliceDeliverance Author:William the Silent