"One of the gravest obstacles to the achievement of liberation is the fatalistic perception of reality."

"Looking at the past must be a means of understanding more clearly what and who we are so that we can more wisely build the future."

"The teacher is not merely a facilitator but also a cultural worker."

"Authentic education is not carried on by 'A' for 'B' or by 'A' about 'B,' but rather by 'A' with 'B,' mediated by the world—a world which impresses and challenges both parties, giving rise to views an…"

"The more students work at storing the deposits entrusted to them, the less they develop the critical consciousness which would result from their intervention in the world as transformers of that world…"