It would be a contradiction in terms if the oppressors not only defended but actually implemented a liberating education.
Paulo FreireFreedom is acquired by conquest, not by gift. It must be pursued constantly and responsibly. Freedom is not an ideal located outside of man; nor is it an idea which becomes myth. It is rather the indispensable condition for the quest for human completion.
Paulo FreireHow can I be an educator if I do not develop in myself a caring and loving attitude toward the student, which is indispensable on the part of one who is committed to teaching and to the education process itself.
Paulo FreireWhoever teaches learns in the act of teaching, and whoever learns teaches in the act of learning.
Paulo Freire