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> [History matters. It matters whether we tell the truth about what happened centuries ago, and it matters whether we tell the truth about more recent history. It matters because if we can't we will never be able to face the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jensen/history-matters-it-matters-whether-we-tell-the-truth-about-what/)

[Robert Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jensen/)

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## More by Robert Jensen

> [Being rational - along with being clear and honest - are important if we are to create the needed shift in fundamental thinking necessary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jensen/being-rational-along-with-being-clear-and-honest-are-important-if-we/)

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> [The United States is a society in which people not only can get by without knowing much about the wider world but are systematically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jensen/the-united-states-is-a-society-in-which-people-not-only-can-get-by/)

[Robert Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jensen/)

> [“Without (hetero)sexual abuse, (hetero)sexual harassment and the (hetero)sexualization of every aspect of female bodies and behaviors, there would not be patriarchy, and whatever other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jensen/without-hetero-sexual-abuse-hetero-sexual-harassment-and-the-hetero/)

[Robert Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jensen/)

> [How does a country deal with the fact that some of its most revered historical figures had certain moral values and political views virtually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jensen/how-does-a-country-deal-with-the-fact-that-some-of-its-most-revered/)

[Robert Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jensen/)

> [People are people, and grief that is limited to those within a specific political boundary denies the humanity of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jensen/people-are-people-and-grief-that-is-limited-to-those-within-a/)

[Robert Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jensen/)

> [The way we are educated and entertained keep us from knowing about or understanding the pain of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jensen/the-way-we-are-educated-and-entertained-keep-us-from-knowing-about-or/)

[Robert Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jensen/)

> [“It may be that in the long run, patriarchy has not been a successful adaptation and will lead to the extinction of the species.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jensen/it-may-be-that-in-the-long-run-patriarchy-has-not-been-a-successful/)

[Robert Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jensen/)

> [“Complex systems produce complicated results, and still there are identifiable patterns: Patriarchy is a system that delivers material benefits to men—unequally depending on men’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jensen/complex-systems-produce-complicated-results-and-still-there-are/)

[Robert Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jensen/)

> [We're all in the race game, so to speak, either consciously or unconsciously. We can overtly support white-supremacist racial projects. We can reject white…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jensen/we-re-all-in-the-race-game-so-to-speak-either-consciously-or/)

[Robert Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jensen/)

> [“The radical feminists I have worked with do not limit their critique to patriarchy. To emphasize the radical potential of radical feminism: Beyond the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jensen/the-radical-feminists-i-have-worked-with-do-not-limit-their-critique/)

[Robert Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jensen/)

> [Simply put: Thanksgiving is the day when the dominant white culture (and, sadly, most of the rest of the non-white but non-indigenous population) celebrates…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jensen/simply-put-thanksgiving-is-the-day-when-the-dominant-white-culture/)

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> [“To deconstruct a concept is to analyze it in a way which reveals its construction—both in the temporal sense of its birth and development…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jensen/to-deconstruct-a-concept-is-to-analyze-it-in-a-way-which-reveals-its/)

[Robert Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jensen/)

> [“Jokes are funny only in context. There is no such thing as abstract clever word play. Words have meaning in the world in which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jensen/jokes-are-funny-only-in-context-there-is-no-such-thing-as-abstract/)

[Robert Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jensen/)

> [I am against nationalism, and I am against patriotism. They are both the dark side. It is time not simply to redefine a kinder-and-gentler…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jensen/i-am-against-nationalism-and-i-am-against-patriotism-they-are-both/)

[Robert Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jensen/)

> [History matters. It matters whether we tell the truth about what happened centuries ago, and it matters whether we tell the truth about more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jensen/history-matters-it-matters-whether-we-tell-the-truth-about-what/)

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