As long as they live in the duality in which to be is to to… - Paulo Freire

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As long as they live in the duality in which to be is to to be like, and to be like is to be like the oppressor, this contribution is impossible.

Paulo Freire

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Paulo Reglus Neves Freire (September 19, 1921 – May 2, 1997) was a Brazilian educator and theorist of critical pedagogy.

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The oppressor, who is himself dehumanized because he dehumanizes others, is unable to lead this struggle.

The oppressed want at any cost to resemble the oppressors.

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.

As long as they live in the duality in which to be is to to be like, and to be like is to be like the oppressor, this contribution is impossible. - Paulo Freire

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