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I think the only choice that will enable us to hold to our vision. . . is one that abandons the concept of naming enemies and adopts a concept familiar to the nonviolent tradition: naming behavior that is oppressive . . .

Barbara Deming
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When a village ceases to be a community, it becomes oppressive in its narrow conformity. So one becomes an individual and migrates to the city. There, finding others like-minded, one re-establishes a village community. Nowadays only New Yorkers are yokels.

Paul Goodman
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Of course I think it's relevant to what is happening today, ... We experience a lot of oppressive forces and we're powerless to a certain extent.

Adrien Brody
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Such customs thrive in oppressive environments.

Asma Jahangir
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Being outside and feeling that sort of oppressive heat - it's flammable! And your emotions tend to run hotter and higher.

Dean Cain
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Warne is a very oppressive person to play against.

Mark Nicholas
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ME, pro. The objectionable case of I. The personal pronoun in English has three cases, the dominative, the objectionable and the oppressive. Each is all three.

Ambrose Bierce
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Work-life balance is not a solution, because it does not prevent work from continuing to be oppressive.

Theodore Zeldin
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When faced with structural injustice, especially in the form of oppressive military occupations, I have a tendency get a little worked up. So I was interested in learning more about the complicated conflict and decided I would lend some of my time and energy to do so.

Adam Beach
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Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let us keep in mind that every oppressive man was raised in the confines of his mother's home.

Shirin Ebadi
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The ability of Americans to toss off oppressive characters is the most rewarding aspect, to me, of U.S. history.

Norman Corwin
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