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Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.
Paulo Freire
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"Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral."
— Paulo Freire

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Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral. — Paulo Freire

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Paulo Freire was a Educator from Brazil (1921–1997).

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This quote is attributed to Paulo Freire, a Educator from Brazil.
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Paulo Freire lived from 1921 – 1997.