"The scale of marital breakdowns in the West since 1960 has no historical precedent that I know of, and seems unique, . . . There has been nothing like it for the last 2,000 years, and probably longer."

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Source: Inside the Crisis With Larry Summers & Co. by Ryan Lizza, www.realclearpolitics.com. October 5, 2009.

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Lawrence Stone

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Lawrence Stone was a prominent historian known for his analysis of social structures and power dynamics in early modern England.

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