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Women tend to act heroically within their own moral universe, regardless of whether anyone else knows about it - donating more kidneys to nonrelatives than men do, for example. Men, on the other hand, are far more likely to risk their lives at a moment's notice, and that reaction is particularly strong when others are watching, or when they are part of a group.Sebastian Junger
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Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary.Sebastian Junger
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Today's veterans often come home to find that, although they're willing to die for their country, they're not sure how to live for it.Sebastian Junger
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An earthquake achieves what the law promises but does not in practice maintain, " one of the survivors wrote. "The equality of all men".Sebastian Junger