"Freedom is not an ideal located outside of man; nor is it an idea which becomes myth. It is rather the indispensable condition for the quest for human completion."

"The capacity to love is not something we acquire; it is our essence."

"The oppressed, having internalized the image of the oppressor and adopted his guidelines, are fearful of freedom."

"Because love is an act of courage, not of fear, love is a commitment to others. No matter where the oppressed are found, the act of love is a commitment to their cause—the cause of liberation."

"For the oppressed, the present is so overwhelming that the future is often unthinkable."