"Liberation is a praxis: the action and reflection of men and women upon their world in order to transform it."

"Any situation in which some individuals prevent others from engaging in the process of inquiry is one of violence."

"The teacher is no longer merely the-one-who-teaches, but he who is himself taught in dialogue with the students, who in turn while being taught also teach. They become jointly responsible for a proces…"

"To teach is not to transfer knowledge but to create the possibilities for the production or construction of knowledge."

"The transformation of the world is a historical task, not a metaphysical one."