"The Theatre of the Oppressed is theatre in this most archaic application of the word. In this usage, all human beings are Actors and Spectators ."

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“I believe in democracy, but in real democracy, not a phony democracy in which just powerful people can speak. For me, in a democracy everyone speaks.”

“To resist, it is not enough to say No – it is necessary to desire!”

“When we look beyond appearances, we see oppressors and oppressed people, in all societies, ethnic groups, genders, social classes and casts; we see an unfair and cruel world. We have to create another world because we know it is possible. But it is up to us to build this other world with our hands and by acting on the stage and in our own life.”

“We must all do theatre – to find out who we are, and to discover who we could become.”

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