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Peace in patriarchy is war against women.

— Maria Mies

War is an initiation into the power of life and death. Women touch that power on the moment of birth, men at the edge…

— William Broyles, Jr

“In times of war, men’s control of the armed forces has made them the masters of civilian society, too. They then used their control…

— Yuval Noah Harari

Patriarchy requires violence or the subliminal threat of violence in order to maintain itself... The most dangerous situation for a woman is not an…

— Gloria Steinem

“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

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

War kills men, and men deplore the loss; but war also crushes bad principles and tyrants, and so saves societies.

— Charles Caleb Colton

“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

I sincerely believe patriarchy to be at the root of all of our social diseases and feminism, it's antidote, to be a prerequisite to…

— Ani DiFranco

“In a world dominated by violent and passive-aggressive men, and by male institutions dispensing violence, it is extraordinary to note how often women are…

— Adrienne Rich

All patriarchal societies are either preparing for war, at war, or recovering from war.

— George Carlin

The rationale which accompanies that imposition of male authority euphemistically referred to as 'the battle of the sexes' bears a certain resemblance to the…

— Kate Millett