Myriam Miedzian Quotes

• Saving lives is not a top priority in the halls of power. Being compassionate and concerned about human life can cause a man to lose his job. It can cause a woman not to get the job to begin with.

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  Jobs, Kindness, Men

  Myriam Miedzian (2002). “Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence”, p.28, Lantern Books

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• In schools all over the world, little boys learn that their country is the greatest in the world, and the highest honor that could befall them would be to defend it heroically someday. The fact that empathy has traditionally been conditioned out of boys facilitates their obedience to leaders who order them to kill strangers.

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  Country, War, School

  Myriam Miedzian (2002). “Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence”, p.100, Lantern Books

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• Estar profundamente comprometido con las negociaciones, oponerse a una guerra o acción militar en particular, no sólo se considera antipatriótico, sino que también arroja serias dudas sobre la hombría de uno.

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  Military, War, Doubt

  Myriam Miedzian (2002). “Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence”, p.71, Lantern Books

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• As long as male behavior is taken to be the norm, there can be no serious questioning of male traits and behavior. A norm is by definition a standard for judging; it is not itself subject to judgment.

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  Taken, Judging, Long

  Myriam Miedzian (2002). “Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence”, p.64, Lantern Books

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• Mixing oil and testosterone can be dangerous.

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  Oil, Mixing, Energy

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• In the United States adherence to the values of the masculine mystique makes intimate, self-revealing, deep friendships between men unusual.

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  Men, Self, United States

  Myriam Miedzian (2002). “Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence”, p.16, Lantern Books

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• If human beings are to survive in a nuclear age, committing acts of violence may eventually have to become as embarrassing as urinating or defecating in public are today.

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  Age, Nuclear, May

  Myriam Miedzian (2002). “Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence”, p.45, Lantern Books

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• For some men the power to destroy life becomes the equivalent to the female power to create life.

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  Men, Female, Killing

  Myriam Miedzian (2002). “Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence”, p.133, Lantern Books

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• Maybe our grandmothers weren't as stupid as we thought. The family, volunteer work, religion, shaping the hearts and minds of the next generation-maybe all that can't be reduced to just 'shining floors and wiping noses.'

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  Stupid, Heart, Grandmother

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