The trust of the people in the leaders reflects the confidence of the leaders in the people.
Paulo FreireThe intellectual activity of those without power is always characterized as non-intellectual.
Paulo FreireReading the word and learning how to write the word so one can later read it are preceded by learning how to write the world, that is having the experience of changing the world and touching the world.
Paulo FreireThe more people participate in the process of their own education, and the more people participate in defining what kind of production to produce, and for what and why, the more people participate in the development of their selves. The more people become themselves, the better the democracy.
Paulo Freire