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

Derrick Jensen
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a real partnership in which all parties help all others to be more fully themselves. A partnership is a relationship that is built upon mutual trust and respect where all partners desire to make both their partnerships and the people involved in them better. When people become partners, they do not simply work together toward a goal or a particular purpose. Partnerships are relationships based on the idea that it takes two people to make one relationship work. In a partnership, all partners want what is best for the other partners and each person’s goals are mutually agreed upon.

Source: Endgame, Vol. 1: The Problem Of Civilization

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