An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.

Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.

I actually find novels that are determined to be funny at every turn quite oppressive.

Freedom is not won by merely overthrowing a tyrannical ruler or an oppressive regime. That is usually only the prelude to a new tyranny a new oppression.

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

It's great that New York has large spaces for art. But the enormous immaculate box has become a dated even oppressive place. Many of these spaces were designed for sprawling installations large paintings and the Relational Aesthetics work of the past fifteen years.