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> [This is the simple discovery which we must confront. We were given a place in the creation, with a beauty beyond telling, and we have failed to care for it. And as our collective contempt for the non-human world has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jensen/this-is-the-simple-discovery-which-we-must-confront-we-were-given-a/)

[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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [“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/)

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

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