Quotes by : Derrick Jensen

Civilization is based on a clearly defined and widely accepted yet often unarticulated hierarchy. Violence....

In sum, one of the primary things I learned was how to kill time. I learned also to wish away my life.....

I am in this same river. I can't much help it. I admit it: I'm racist. The other night I saw a group....

a real partnership in which all parties help all others to be more fully themselves

It will be very hard. You’ll make a million mistakes, and you’ll pay for them all, one way or another.....

There’s a larger point to be made here than my own obtuseness, which is the fragility, beauty, and....

A primary purpose of the police is to enforce the delusions of those with lots of green paper.

Consumer culture and the capitalist mindset have taught us to substitute acts of personal consumption....

One of the problems with all of this is that not all narratives are equal. Imagine, to take a silly example,....

I saw a stop sign, and it occurred to me that just as no one expects a stop sign to stop a car, I shouldn’t....