"I had been invited to speak after the lunch. But I did not go to the table until the feast ended, as I never like to eat or talk before speaking."

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At times, I have been criticized by some philosophers of education, who place me in postures that they classify pejoratively as 'revolutionary.' But I have had the satisfaction of being invited to work in societies making progressive efforts without wavering. They were changing, and so they called on me.

— Paulo Freire