The trust of the people in the leaders reflects the confidence of the leaders in the people.
Paulo FreireThe oppressors do not favor promoting the community as a whole, but rather selected leaders.
Paulo FreireSubmission to suffering is a form of annihilation, but transformation of suffering rekindles a faith that gives life.
Paulo FreireIt's really not possible for someone to imagine himself/herself as a subject in the process of becoming without having at the same time a disposition for change. And change of which she/he is not merely the victim but the subject.
Paulo FreireEducators need to know what happens in the world of the children with whom they work. They need to know the universe of their dreams, the language with which they skillfully defend themselves from the aggressiveness of their world, what they know independently of the school, and how they know it.
Paulo Freire