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

"Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral."

"The act of rebellion against the oppressors, which is the historical task of the oppressed, is itself an act of love."

"This is why a truly liberating pedagogy, the pedagogy of freedom, must be praxis."

"The teacher is not merely a transmitter of knowledge, but a co-creator of knowledge."