History Quote by Kate Millett

“In our new world, patriarchy isn't only unjust. It is maladaptive.”

— Michelle Goldberg

“The system of patriarchy is a historic construct; it has a beginning; it will have an end. Its time seems to have nearly run…

— Robert Jensen

Patriarchy is based on appropriating rights and leaving responsibility to others.

— Vandana Shiva

Patriarchy is having the power to name.

— Kate Zambreno

Benevolent patriarchy is still patriarchy.

— Elizabeth A. Johnson

“The letting go of patriarchy which creates one-sided citizens of women and men alike and culminates in violent living and violent relationships.”

— Matthew Fox

Maybe this society, if anything, has become more patriarchal, and that has to be combated.

— Mary Robinson

“There is plenty of work that needs to be done by men to dismantle patriarchy”

— Malebo Sephodi

Patriarchy, like any system of domination (for example, racism), relies on socializing everyone to believe that in all human relations there is an inferior…

— Bell Hooks

“Patriarchy demands of men that they become and remain emotional cripples. Since it is a system that denies men full access to their freedom…

— Bell Hooks

“It may be that in the long run, patriarchy has not been a successful adaptation and will lead to the extinction of the species.…

— Robert Jensen

Perhaps patriarchy's greatest psychological weapon is simply its universality and longevity. ... Patriarchy has a still more tenacious or powerful hold through its successful…

— Kate Millett