What Paulo Freire thinks about government
Brazilian educator and philosopher (1921 to 1997), a founder of critical pedagogy, best known for Pedagogy of the Oppressed, which treats teaching as a political act of liberation.
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4 dated positions, c. 1968, in their own words. Our reading of what Paulo Freire has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsFreedom is acquired by conquest, not by gift. It must be pursued constantly and responsibly.
↗Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Bloomsbury, 2014 edition; tr. Myra Bergman Ramos)books.google.com All 23 from this book
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Their wordsThey talk about the people, but they do not trust them; and trusting the people is the indispensable precondition for revolutionary change.
↗Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Bloomsbury, 2014 edition; tr. Myra Bergman Ramos)books.google.com All 23 from this book
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Their wordsWhat distinguishes revolutionary leaders from the dominant elite is not only their objectives, but their procedures.
↗Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Bloomsbury, 2014 edition; tr. Myra Bergman Ramos)books.google.com All 23 from this book
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Their wordsLeaders who do not act dialogically, but insist on imposing their decisions, do not organize the people - they manipulate them.
↗Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Bloomsbury, 2014 edition; tr. Myra Bergman Ramos)books.google.com All 23 from this book