Common man is oppressed. Not by the lack of wealth or any other resources, but merely by the lack of educated thought. Even then, we all think in our mother-tongue.
We all think.
A language by nature.

Organizing these thoughts is vital for efficient thought processes. Then again, efficient thought processes have a different meaning for different people. It is in fact how we perceive. Everything is. 

A requirement, perhaps, at a religious level.