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> [“Society at large can't make up its mind about men. Having spent the last thirty years redefining masculinity into something more sensitive, safe, manageable, and, well, feminine, it now berates men for not being men. ... "Where are the real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eldgedge/society-at-large-can-t-make-up-its-mind-about-men-having-spent-the/)

John Eldgedge

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## More by John Eldgedge

> [“Society at large can't make up its mind about men. Having spent the last thirty years redefining masculinity into something more sensitive, safe, manageable,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eldgedge/society-at-large-can-t-make-up-its-mind-about-men-having-spent-the/)

John Eldgedge

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