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At Times, I Have Been Criticized By Some Philosophers Of Education, Who Place Me In Postures That They Classify Pejoratively As 'revolutionary.' But I Have Had The Satisfaction Of Being Invited To Work In Societies Making Progressive Efforts Without Wavering. They Were Changing, And So They Called On Me.

-Paulo Freire

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At Times, I Have Been Criticized By

Paulo Freire

At Times, I Have Been Criticized By Some Philosophers Of Education, Who Place Me In Postures That They Classify Pejoratively As 'revolutionary.' But I Have Had The Satisfaction Of Being Invited To Work In Societies Making Progressive Efforts Without Wavering. They Were Changing, And So They Called On Me.

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