quotations: Praxis
Praxis: Asking critical questions for the purpose of transformation; engaging in action after illuminating what is unjust
Norman Davies, Historian: Intelligence...is no guarantee of integrity. On the contrary, it sharpens the pain of moral choices (quoted in "The Heart of Europe," Norman Davies, p. 351).
Dom Helda Camara: When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.
Paulo Freire, The Politics of Education: It would be extremely naive to expect the dominant classes to develop the type of education that would enable subordinate classes to perceive social injustices critically.
Bishop Desmond Tutu: We must not allow ourselves to become like the system we oppose.
Martin Luther King, jr.: Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
Kahlil Gibran: A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
Dom Helda Camara: When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.
Paulo Freire, The Politics of Education: It would be extremely naive to expect the dominant classes to develop the type of education that would enable subordinate classes to perceive social injustices critically.
Bishop Desmond Tutu: We must not allow ourselves to become like the system we oppose.
Martin Luther King, jr.: Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
Kahlil Gibran: A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.