Masculinity

You see, it's like I said before - it bleeds everywhere.

A man who has worked for himself for 10 years will be far more confident and masculine than a man who has worked for someone else for 10, and on balance of probability wealthier too because he's cut out the middle man between himself and the market (the employer - who merely serves as a facilitator).

Not every man can be a great leader of men, no, but every man can be self-reliant if he is of at least some minimal competence, finds his own niche, and lives within his means.

Masculinity begins with dignity and honour, and ends in the comfort and resignation of captivity.

Freedom is man's highest value, because to be free is what it is to be a man. This doesn't mean you avoid burdens and responsibilities - but what it does mean is you position yourself carefully so you can tell absolutely anybody you like to fuckoff, and still be fine at the end of it