“We are, each of us, alone. And this is the first law of masculinity. And it is the most important law. Your value is equal to the value which you bring to the tribe. We are not equal. You are… — 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 them, no 'higher' virtues can be entertained. You need to be alive to philosophize. You can add to these virtues and you can create rules and moral codes to govern them, but if you remove them… — Jack Donovan Copy Share
“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 force, courage requires risk, mastery requires hard work, honor requires accountability to other men. Without these things, we are little more than boys playing at being men, and there is no weekend retreat or mantra or… — Jack Donovan Copy Share
“Until you can function as a competent member of the group and carry your own weight, you are a supplicant and a drag on the collective. A child is a child, but an incompetent adult is a beggar. One of the problems with massive welfare states is that they make children or beggars of us all, and as such are… — Jack Donovan Copy Share
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
