Paulo Freire: Dialogue

Paulo Freire was educator and philosopher. Explore interesting quotes on dialogue.

Paulo Freire: 230 quotes17 likes

“If the structure does not permit dialogue the structure must be changed”

“Critical and liberating dialogue, which presupposes action, must be carried on with the oppressed at whatever the stage of their struggle for liberation.”

Pedagogia do oprimido (Pedagogy of the Oppressed) (1968, English trans. 1970)

“Trust is established by dialogue.”

Pedagogia do oprimido (Pedagogy of the Oppressed) (1968, English trans. 1970)

“Dialogue cannot exist without humility.”

Pedagogia do oprimido (Pedagogy of the Oppressed) (1968, English trans. 1970)

“Dialogue cannot exist, however, in the absence of a profound love for the world and its people.”

Pedagogia do oprimido (Pedagogy of the Oppressed) (1968, English trans. 1970)

“Founding itself upon love, humility, and faith, dialogue becomes a horizontal relationship of which mutual trust between the dialoguers is a logical consequence.”

Pedagogia do oprimido (Pedagogy of the Oppressed) (1968, English trans. 1970)

“The correct method lies in dialogue. The conviction of the oppressed that they must fight in their liberation is not a gift bestowed by the revolutionary leadership, but the result of their own conscientização.”

Pedagogia do oprimido (Pedagogy of the Oppressed) (1968, English trans. 1970)

“Through dialogue, the teacher-of-the-students and the students-of-the-teacher cease to exist and a new term emerges: teacher-student with students-teachers.”

Source: Pedagogia do oprimido (Pedagogy of the Oppressed) (1968, English trans. 1970), Chapter 2

“The dialogical character of education as the practice of freedom does not begin when the teacher-student meets with the students-teachers in pedagogical situation, but rather when the former first asks herself or himself what she or he will dialogue with the latter about.”

Pedagogia do oprimido (Pedagogy of the Oppressed) (1968, English trans. 1970)

“Some may think that to affirm dialogue--the encounter of women and men in the world in order to transform the world--is naively and subjectively idealistic. There is nothing, however, more real or concrete than people in the world and with the world, than humans with other humans.”

Source: Pedagogia do oprimido (Pedagogy of the Oppressed) (1968, English trans. 1970), Chapter 4

“Finally, cultural revolution develops the practice of permanent dialogue between leaders and people and consolidates the participation of the people in power.”

Pedagogia do oprimido (Pedagogy of the Oppressed) (1968, English trans. 1970)

“Faith in people is an a priori requirement for dialogue.”

Pedagogia do oprimido (Pedagogy of the Oppressed) (1968, English trans. 1970)