"The oppressor's consciousness tends to transform everything surrounding it into an object of its domination."

"The more radical the person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it."

"Dialogue is a horizontal relationship of which mutual trust is a natural consequence."

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

"The oppressed must be their own example in the struggle for their redemption."