Quote by Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Family

There is one unmistakable lesson in American history: A community that allows a large number of young men to grow up in broken families, dominated by women, never acquiring any stable relationship to male authority, never acquiring any set of rational expectations about the future

There is one unmistakable lesson in American history: A comm

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This quote suggests that the presence of broken families, where young men are raised without stable relationships with male authority figures and lack rational expectations about the future, has played a significant role in American history. It implies that a community that fails to provide a strong foundation for young men can lead to negative consequences, emphasizing the importance of stable family dynamics and male influence in shaping one's perspective and behavior.

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By Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Family

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