Dehumanization, Although A Concrete Historical Fact, Is

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.

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.

We Must Be Forewarned That Only Rarely Does A Text Easily Lend Itself To The Reader's Curiosity... The Reading Of A Text Is A Transaction Between The Reader And The Text, Which Mediates The Encounter Between The Reader And Writer. It Is A Composition Between The Reader And The Writer In Which The Reader "rewrites" The Text Making A Determined Effort Not To Betray The Author's Spirit.

Welfare Programs As Instruments Of Manipulation Ultimately Serve The End Of Conquest. They Act As An Anesthetic, Distracting The Oppressed From The True Causes Of Their Problems And From The Concrete Solutions Of These Problems.

It Is Only The Oppressed Who, By Freeing Themselves, Can Free Their Oppressors.