Christina Hoff Sommers Quotes

Boy's natural play is rough and tumble play, it's the universal play of little boys. And it's very different from aggression. And we are a society that's failing to understand the distinction.

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• Boy's natural play is rough and tumble play, it's the universal play of little boys. And it's very different from aggression. And we are a society that's failing to understand the distinction.

  

  Christina Hoff Sommers
  • Different
  • Society
  • Boy