Liberation is a praxis: the action and reflection of men and women upon their world in order to transform it.

Freedom 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.

The oppressed, having internalized the image of the oppressor and adopted his guidelines, are fearful of freedom.

Dehumanization, although a concrete historical fact, is not a given destiny but the result of an unjust order that engenders violence in the oppressors, which in turn dehumanizes the oppressed

People in communion liberate each other.

The trust of the people in the leaders reflects the confidence of the leaders in the people.

The oppressed, instead of striving for liberation, tend themselves to become oppressors.