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> [From a very young age, boys are taught that real men get into fights, say demeaning things about girls and women, show extraordinary athletic prowess, avoid looking studious, don't do anything to display supposed emotional 'weakness' and prioritise competition over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-jones/from-a-very-young-age-boys-are-taught-that-real-men-get-into-fights/)

[Owen Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-jones/)

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## More by Owen Jones

> [We live in a country where there is a lot of animosity. If your politics is radical it antagonises. People might think I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-jones/we-live-in-a-country-where-there-is-a-lot-of-animosity-if-your/)

[Owen Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-jones/)

> [“May you always look as beautiful as this last time I saw you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-jones/may-you-always-look-as-beautiful-as-this-last-time-i-saw-you/)

[Owen Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-jones/)

> [A society should be judged by how it treats its children. A country that fails to invest in its children is imperilling its future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-jones/a-society-should-be-judged-by-how-it-treats-its-children-a-country/)

[Owen Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-jones/)

> [From a very young age, boys are taught that real men get into fights, say demeaning things about girls and women, show extraordinary athletic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-jones/from-a-very-young-age-boys-are-taught-that-real-men-get-into-fights/)

[Owen Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-jones/)

> [Dieting is long-haul. Many rapid weight loss programs actually only squeeze the water out of you. Just like a wet sponge. But a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-jones/dieting-is-long-haul-many-rapid-weight-loss-programs-actually-only/)

[Owen Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-jones/)

> [The vast majority of people back higher taxes on the rich. Yet these are fringe ideas within most of the mainstream media, which marginalises…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-jones/the-vast-majority-of-people-back-higher-taxes-on-the-rich-yet-these/)

[Owen Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-jones/)

> [David Cameron set impossible targets and relentlessly portrayed immigration as a social burden while pursuing an economic strategy that suppressed wages. It did not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-jones/david-cameron-set-impossible-targets-and-relentlessly-portrayed/)

[Owen Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-jones/)

> [The liberation of workers from excessive work was one of the pioneering demands of the labour movement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-jones/the-liberation-of-workers-from-excessive-work-was-one-of-the/)

[Owen Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-jones/)

> [If you've never lived outside London, and if you've always had a car, it's difficult to understand how dire bus services undermine your standard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-jones/if-you-ve-never-lived-outside-london-and-if-you-ve-always-had-a-car/)

[Owen Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-jones/)

> [If only Brexit would go away. It sucks the political oxygen away from the issues we should all be discussing: like low wages, insecure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-jones/if-only-brexit-would-go-away-it-sucks-the-political-oxygen-away-from/)

[Owen Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-jones/)

> [We recognise that, like us, other humans have insecurities and ambitions; we fall in love and have relationships that end in heartbreak; we worry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-jones/we-recognise-that-like-us-other-humans-have-insecurities-and/)

[Owen Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-jones/)

> [We live in an age where in politics, people can't disagree with each other without good faith being questioned, there is always an ulterior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-jones/we-live-in-an-age-where-in-politics-people-can-t-disagree-with-each/)

[Owen Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-jones/)

> [In the 00s, it was often claimed that political apathy had replaced political participation. Membership of political parties and electoral turnout were both said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-jones/in-the-00s-it-was-often-claimed-that-political-apathy-had-replaced/)

[Owen Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-jones/)

> [Donald Trump's mini-me, Boris Johnson, is in the ascendant: the Tory crown is his to lose. But his colleagues know he's an incompetent, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-jones/donald-trump-s-mini-me-boris-johnson-is-in-the-ascendant-the-tory/)

[Owen Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-jones/)

> [We should all expect to be able to die with comfort, dignity and love. Our society does not lack the wealth to realise this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-jones/we-should-all-expect-to-be-able-to-die-with-comfort-dignity-and-love/)

[Owen Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-jones/)

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