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The object of a dialogical-liberterian
action
is not to 'dislodge' the oppressed from a mythological reality in order to 'bind' them to another reality. On the contrary, the object of dialogical
action
is to make it possible for the oppressed, by perceiving their adhesion, to opt to transform an unjust reality.
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People will be truly critical if they live in the plenitude of the praxis, that is, if their
action
encompasses a critical reflection which increasingly organizes their thinking and thus leads them to move from a purely naive knowledge of reality to a higher level, one which enables them to perceive the causes of reality.
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Authentic thinking, thinking that is concerned about reality, does not take place in ivory tower isolation, but only in communication. If it is true that thought has meaning only when generated by
action
upon the world, the subordination of students to teachers becomes impossible.
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Critical and liberating dialogue, which presupposes
action
, must be carried on with the oppressed at whatever the stage of their struggle for liberation.
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Human existence cannot be silent, nor can it be nourished by false words, but only by true words, with which people transform the world. To exist, humanly, is to name the world, to change it. Once named, the world in its turn reappears to the namers as a problem and requires of them a new naming. People are not built in silence, but in word, in work, in
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-reflection.
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Liberation is a praxis: the
action
and reflection of men and women upon their world in order to transform it.
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I intrepret the revolutionary process as dialogical cultural
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which is prolonged in 'cultural revolution' once power is taken. In both stages a serious and profound effort at conscientização—by means of which the people, through a true praxis, leave behind the status of objects to assume the status of historical Subjects—is necessary.
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Thematic investigation thus becomes a common striving towards awareness of reality and towards self-awareness, which makes this investigation a starting point for the educational process or for cultural
action
of a liberating character.
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One cannot expect positive results from an educational or political
action
program which fails to respect the particular view of the world held by the people. Such a program constitutes cultural invasion, good intentions notwithstanding.
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This work deals with a very obvious truth: just as the oppressor, in order to oppress, needs a theory of oppressive
action
, so the oppressed, in order to become free, also need a theory of
action
.
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The behavior and reactions of the oppressed, which lead the oppressor to practice cultural invasion, should evoke from the revolutionary a different theory of
action
. What distinguishes revolutionary leaders from the dominant elite is not only their objectives, but their procedures.
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A reader does not suddenly comprehend what is being read or studied, in a snap, miraculously. Comprehension needs to be worked forged, by those who read and study; as subjects of the
action
, they must seek to employ appropriate instruments in order to carry out the task. For this very reason, reading and studying form a challenging task, one requiring patience and perseverance.
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If I am a pure product of genetic, cultural, or class determination, I have no responsibility for my
action
in the world and, therefore, it is not possible for me to speak of ethics. Of course, this assumption of responsibility does not mean that we are not conditioned genetically, culturally, and socially. It means that we know ourselves to be conditioned but not determined.
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There are periods in history when change is necessary, and other periods when it is better to keep everything for the time as it is. The art of life is to be in the rhythm of your age.
Oswald Mosley
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Born:
September 19, 1921
Died:
May 2, 1997
(aged 75)
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