The greatest humanistic and historical task of the oppressed: to liberate themselves…
Paulo Freire Quotes
Transformation is only valid if it is carried out with the people, not for them. Liberation is like a childbirth, and a painful one. The person who emerges is a new person: no longer either oppressor or oppressed, but a person in the process of achieving freedom. It is only the oppressed who, by freeing themselves, can free their oppressors.
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| Birth: | 19th September, 1921 |
| Death: | 2nd May, 1997 |
| Nationality: | Brazilian |
| Profession: | Author, Educator, Philosopher |
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