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Unlike other religious traditions at the foundation of Western culture, Judaism had long emphasized the obligation to care for the poor, the needy, the outcast, and the oppressed.
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Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
In my childhood home in Iowa, there was a strong belief that the core of Judaism lay in empathy with the suffering of the oppressed and the enslaved.
—Dahlia Krutkovich, The New York Review of Books, 14 Mar. 2026
But one weapon that’s always available to the oppressed is the subversive joke.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
From time immemorial bad men have attempted and will continue to usurp the will of the people; the cycle of the oppressed becoming oppressor is catholic.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
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Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
In my childhood home in Iowa, there was a strong belief that the core of Judaism lay in empathy with the suffering of the oppressed and the enslaved.
—Dahlia Krutkovich, The New York Review of Books, 14 Mar. 2026
But one weapon that’s always available to the oppressed is the subversive joke.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
From time immemorial bad men have attempted and will continue to usurp the will of the people; the cycle of the oppressed becoming oppressor is catholic.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the oppressed
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“The oppressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20oppressed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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