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Paulo Freire was a Brazilian educator and philosopher, renowned for his influential work on critical pedagogy. His book "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" inspired progressive approaches to education around the world. He emphasized dialogue, empowerment, and social justice in learning. Here are 127 of his quotes:

The participants begin to realize that if their analysis of the situation goes any deeper they will either have to divest themselves of their myths, or reaffirm them. Divesting themselves of and renouncing their myths represents, at that moment, an act of self-violence. On the other hand, to reaffirm those myths is to reveal themselves. (Paulo Freire)
Liberation is thus a childbirth, and a painful one. View quote
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It is when the majorities are denied their right to participate in history as Subjects that they become dominated and alienated. View quote
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The culture of the dominant class hinders the affirmation of men as beings of decision. View quote
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Finally, cultural revolution develops the practice of permanent dialogue between leaders and people and consolidates the participation of the people in power. View quote
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The task of revolutionary leaders is to pose as problems not only this myth, but all the other myths used by the oppressor elites to oppress. View quote
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In problem-posing education, people develop their power to perceive critically the way they existin the world with which and in which they find themselves; they come to see the world not as a static reality, but as a reality in process, in transformation. View quote
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Those truly committed to liberation must reject the banking concept in its entirety, adopting instead a concept of women and men as conscious beings, and consciousness as consciousness intent upon the world. They must abandon the educational goal of deposit-making and replace it with the posing of the problems of human beings in their relations with the world. View quote
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Discovering himself to be an oppressor may cause considerable anguish, but it does not necessarily lead to solidarity with the oppressed. View quote
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He has made use of the insights of these men to develop a perspective on education which is authentically his own and which seeks to respond to the concrete realities of Latin America. View quote
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Money is the measure of all things, and profit the primary goal. For the oppressors, what is worthwhile is to have more--always more--even at the cost of the oppressed having less or having nothing. For them, to be is to have. (Paulo Freire)
The basic thing, starting from the initial perception of these nuclei of contradictions (which include the principal contradiction of society as a larger epochal unit) is to study the inhabitants' awareness of these contradictions. View quote
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In a dynamic, rather than static, view of revolution, there is no absolute 'before' or 'after,' with the taking of power as the dividing line. View quote
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For if the people join to their presence in the historical process critical thinking about that process, the threat of their emergence materializes in a revolution. Whether one calls this correct thinking 'revolutionary consciousness' or 'class consciousness,' it is an indispensable precondition of revolution. The dominant elites are so well aware of this fact that they instinctively use all means, including physical violence, to keep people from thinking. View quote
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Organization is not only directly linked to unity, but a natural development of that unity. Accordingly, the leaders' pursuit of that unity is also an attempt to organize the people, requiring witness to the fact that the struggle for liberation is a common task. View quote
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Reading is not walking on the words; it's grasping the soul of them. View quote
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The greatest humanistic and historical task of the oppressed: to liberate themselves... View quote
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Critical and liberating dialogue, which presupposes action, must be carried on with the oppressed at whatever the stage of their struggle for liberation. The content of that dialogue can and should vary in accordance with historical conditions and the level at which the oppressed perceive reality. View quote
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The trust of the people in the leaders reflects the confidence of the leaders in the people. View quote
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The oppressed, having internalized the image of the oppressor and adopted his guidelines, are fearful of freedom. View quote
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Every society needs to examine itself in relation to other societies. (Paulo Freire)
Those truly committed to liberation must reject the banking concept in its entirety, adopting instead a concept of women and men as conscious beings and consciousness as consciousness intent upon the world. View quote
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I am an educator who thinks globally. View quote
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Just as it is important in Latin America to discuss ideas that come from North America, I think it is interesting for North Americans to discuss ideas that come from Latin America or Africa and do not insert themselves into capitalist interests. View quote
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Revolution is born as a social entity within the oppressor society. View quote
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Paulo Freire

Occupation: Brazilian Educator
Born: September 19, 1921
Died: May 2, 1997
Quotes count: 127
Wikipedia: Paulo Freire

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