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Havelock Ellis

If men and women are to understand each other, to enter into each other's nature with mutual sympathy, and to become capable of genuine comradeship, the foundation must be laid in youth.

Havelock Ellis

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Havelock Ellis is saying that for men and women to truly relate and empathize with one another, they need to start building that understanding early in life. Without this early foundation, it becomes difficult for them to develop a deep and sincere friendship later on.

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