There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian Orthodox religion, there is an understanding of authority as something sent by God.
Ryszard Kapuscinski

Those religions that are oppressive to women are also against democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression.
Taslima Nasrin

We must not tolerate oppressive government or industrial oligarchy in the form of monopolies and cartels.
Henry A. Wallace

We need to work on the world so it will not be so oppressive.
James Hillman

When a system of oppression has become institutionalized it is unnecessary for individuals to be oppressive.
Florynce R. Kennedy

When they talk about family values, it's in a repressive way, as if our American tradition were only the Puritan tradition or the 19th century oppressive tradition. The Christian tradition.
James Hillman

Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let us keep in mind that every oppressive man was raised in the confines of his mother's home.
Shirin Ebadi