Pride in the degree and duration of suffering one can endure is a uniquely masculine trait, and from that fountain flows all virtue - man's ability to envision and make manifest great works, his ability to engage in the daily self-sacrifice required to father and raise the next generation, his ability to fight to preserve himself and his progeny, and his ability to demonstrate uncompromising moral resolve.

The weakening of the men of a nation is a most certain harbinger of its end, and the swiftest way to weaken the men of a nation is to ensure they never truly reach manhood by denying them access to the rites and rituals of passage that can only be passed on by other men - first fathers, then peers to reinforce the lessons learned and to help men prepare for fatherhood and their own turn to forge a link in the chain.