“… Without a sense of identity, there can be no real struggle…”

— Paulo Freire , book Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Source: Pedagogy of the Oppressed

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educator and philosopher 1921–1997

Elizabeth Goudge (1900–1984) English fiction writer

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““Rebelling acts as a substitute for the more difficult process of struggling through to one’s own autonomy, to new beliefs,” writes Rollo May, as if one could struggle through to one’s own identity without rebelling.”

Russell Jacoby (1945) American historian

Source: Social Amnesia: A Critique of Conformist Psychology from Adler to Laing (1975), p. 51

“I believe without a struggle there is no fun. If everything comes easily to you then there is no sense of satisfaction at having achieved something.”

Shreya Ghoshal (1984) Indian playback singer

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“A strong sense of identity gives man an idea he can do no wrong; too little accomplishes the same.”

Djuna Barnes book Nightwood

Source: Nightwood (1936), Ch. 7 : Go Down, Matthew

“A real humanist can be identified more by his trust in the people, which engages him in their struggle.”

Paulo Freire (1921–1997) educator and philosopher

Source: Pedagogia do oprimido (Pedagogy of the Oppressed) (1968, English trans. 1970), Chapter 1

“Without the presence of black people in America, European-Americans would not be "white"-- they would be Irish, Italians, Poles, Welsh, and other engaged in class, ethnic, and gender struggles over resources and identity. (p. 107-108)”

Cornel West book Race Matters

Source: Race Matters

“Without dignity, identity is erased.”

Laura Hillenbrand book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Source: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

“All phenomena are real in some sense, unreal in some sense, meaningless in some sense, real and meaningless in some sense, unreal and meaningless in some sense, and real and unreal and meaningless in some sense.”

Robert Anton Wilson (1932–2007) American author and polymath

Nature's God This is a statement derived from one in the Principia Discordia

“.. there is no longer any beauty except the struggle. Any work of art that lacks a sense of aggression can never be a masterpiece.”

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876–1944) Italian poet and editor, founder of the Futurist movement

In the 'First Futurist Manifesto,' Filippo Marinetti, 1909; as quoted in Critical Writings: Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, New Edition, quoted in the text on the Back Cover, Macmillan, 7 Apr 2007
1900's

“Republicanism is so meaningless a political identity that a Democrat can just as easily transition to being one, without too much pain.”

Ilana Mercer South African writer

"Bruce Jenner and Chris Kyle: is either a hero?" http://www.wnd.com/2015/04/bruce-jenner-and-chris-kyle-is-either-a-hero/ WorldNetDaily.com, April 30, 2015
2010s, 2015

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