It is not systematic education which somehow molds society, but, on the contrary, society which, according to its particular structure, shapes education in relation to the ends and interests of those who control the power in that society.
Paulo FreireThe revolutionary's role is to liberate, and to be liberated, with the people--not to win them over.
Paulo FreireLooking at the past must only be a means of understanding more clearly what and who they are so that they can more wisely build the future.
Paulo FreireCritical reflection on practice is a requirement of the relationship between theory and practice. Otherwise theory becomes simply "blah, blah, blah, " and practice, pure activism.
Paulo Freire