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Preserving the best of traditional masculinity should be a priority of parents because your son is preoccupied with the paradox of learning how to simultaneously fit in and stand out.

— Warren Farrell The Boy Crisis (2018)

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The Female Western is the battle between the good and evil methods of getting the men who perform best.

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Choosing safety is a choice of life over career.

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Sensitivity to the death and suffering of boys and men is in competition with our survival instinct.

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One danger of a man succeeding is that it teaches his wife and daughter not to worry about success.

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A key measure of emotional intelligence is knowing that every virtue taken to its extreme becomes a vice.

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