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Quotes from Becoming A Barbarian — Jack Donovan

born 1974 United States

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To say that you care about one group of people more than others is a moral sin in the modern world. It is considered uncivilized- barbaric.

Becoming A Barbarian (2016)

It wasn't so long ago that Europeans were able to put aside their similarities and fight each other to the death over matters of religion or national honor. The same has always been true of the peoples of Asia and Africa and Central America.

Becoming A Barbarian (2016)

Debate for the sake of debate is an intellectualized form of masculine competition in a world badly in need of visceral, direct masculinity... Explanations and apologies to outsiders are the issue of flaccid, failing and feminine cultures.

Becoming A Barbarian (2016)

There's an old Greek proverb that says, "society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." If you don't like what's happening around you, what's happening to culture, what's happening to men and women, what people are becoming- get out there and start digging.

Becoming A Barbarian (2016)

There are no true enemies, only potential allies- hearts and minds yet to be won, "peaceful people" being deprived of their natural right to fast food, wall-to-wall carpet and high definition pornography. There are no more statues of heroes because no true villains can be acknowledged.

Becoming A Barbarian (2016)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jack Donovan (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.