There is a difference between being a good man and being good at being a man. — Jack Donovan Copy Share Image
Relieved of moral pretense and stripped of folk costumes, the raw masculinity that all men know in their gut has to do with being good at being a man within a small, embattled gang of men struggling to survive. — Jack Donovan Copy Share Image
“The natural gods of men are other men, mythic or real, who embody manhood in men's eyes.” — Jack Donovan Copy Share Image
As things get worse and the State seems powerless to help, the State will seem less and less legitimate. People will lose their moral… — Jack Donovan Copy Share Image
Violence is the gold standard, the reserve that guarantees order. In actuality, it is better than a gold standard, because violence has universal value.… — Jack Donovan Copy Share Image
Strength, Courage, Mastery, and Honor are the alpha virtues of men all over the world. They are the fundamental virtues of men because without… — Jack Donovan Copy Share Image
“Men cannot be men—much less good or heroic men—unless their actions have meaningful consequences to people they truly care about. Strength requires an opposing… — Jack Donovan Copy Share Image
“Until you can function as a competent member of the group and carry your own weight, you are a supplicant and a drag on… — Jack Donovan Copy Share Image
Men of ideas and men of action have much to learn from each other, and the truly great are men of both action and… — Jack Donovan Copy Share Image
Sometimes men pick fights just for something to do-just to feel something like the threat of harm and the possibility of triumph. — Jack Donovan Copy Share Image
When men evaluate each other as men, they still look for the same virtues that they'd need to keep the perimeter. Men respond to… — Jack Donovan Copy Share Image
Without action, words are just words. Without violence, laws are just words. Violence isn’t the only answer, but it is the final answer. — Jack Donovan Copy Share Image
Gay is a subculture, a slur, a set of gestures, a slang, a look, a posture, a parade, a rainbow flag, a film genre,… — Jack Donovan Copy Share Image
White guilt is more of a sanctioned social convention than a genuine emotional experience. It’s a form of theatrical empathy that’s socially and financially… — Jack Donovan Copy Share Image
Civilization comes at a cost of manliness. It comes at a cost of wildness, of risk, of strife. It comes at a cost of… — Jack Donovan Copy Share Image
