"The oppressed are not marginal; they are 'beings for others.'"

"The greatest tragedy of man is that he is born for freedom, but lives in chains."

"The pedagogy of the oppressed, animated by authentic, humanist (not humanitarian) generosity, presents itself as a pedagogy of man."

"Problem-posing education, as a humanistic and liberating praxis, constantly serves that end. Through dialogue, the teacher-of-the-students and the students-of-the-teacher cease to exist and a new term…"

"Leaders who do not act dialogically, but insist on imposing their decisions, do not organize the people--they manipulate them."