“Perhaps patriarchy's greatest psychological weapon is simply its universality and longevity. ... Patriarchy has a still more tenacious or powerful hold through its successful habit of passing itself off as nature.” StillsPowerfulSuccessfulHabitWeaponsPassingPassingsPsychologicalLongevityPatriarchyTenaciousUniversality Author:Kate Millett
“In many patriarchies, language, as well as cultural tradition, reserve the human condition for the male. With the Indo-European languages this is a nearly inescapable habit of mind, for despite all the customary pretense that 'man' and 'humanity' are terms which apply equally to both sexes, the fact is hardly obscured that in practice, general application favors the male far more often than the female as referent, or even sole referent, for such designations.” MenMindHumansWellsFactsHumanityLanguageSexTermPracticeConditionsHabitFemaleTraditionMalesFavorsDespiteApplicationHuman ConditionSoleReservesPatriarchyPretenseHabits Of MindDesignation Author:Kate Millett
“A sexual revolution begins with the emancipation of women, who are the chief victims of patriarchy, and also with the ending of homosexual oppression.” RevolutionVictimOppressionChiefsPatriarchyHomosexualEmancipationSexual Revolution Author:Kate Millett
“When one group rules another, the relationship between the two is political. When such an arrangement is carried out over a long period of time it develops an ideology (feudalism, racism, etc.). All historical civilizations are patriarchies: their ideology is male supremacy.” LongTwoPoliticalGroupsPeriodsCivilizationRacismHistoricalMalesIdeologyEtcArrangementsPatriarchySupremacyLong Periods Of TimeFeudalism Author:Kate Millett
