Paulo Freire Quotes on Politics
Paulo Reglus Neves Freire was a Brazilian educator and philosopher and one of the founders of critical pedagogy. This page collects quotes attributed to Paulo Freire on the topic of politics, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Paulo Freire:
“Education is never neutral; it is either domesticating or liberating.”
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Attributed to Paulo Freire:
“The oppressed must liberate themselves, and in doing so liberate the oppressors.”
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Attributed to Paulo Freire:
“Reading the world precedes reading the word.”
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Attributed to Paulo Freire:
“Dialogue is the encounter of those who name the world.”
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Attributed to Paulo Freire:
“To exist humanly is to name the world, to change it.”