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In brief, when a man fails as a wallet, we put him in prison when a woman fails as a mother, we offer her social services. We're taking a criminal approach to men, a social services approach to women.
Warren Farrell
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Warren Farrell
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: June 26
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