Manliness, continued

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To contribute to what seems to be a recurring theme on Child of Reagan, I submit the thoughts of Harvey Mansfield on manliness, which incidentally is the topic of his next book. This is an excerpt from an article he wrote for The American Enterprise magazine:

"Manliness offers gallantry to women. But is gallantry fundamentally insincere because it always contains an element of disdain? The man who a door for a woman makes a show of being stronger than she, one could say. At the same time, the woman does go first. Manly men are romantic about women; unmanly men are sympathetic. Which is better for women?

The “sensitive male” who mimics many female emotions and interests, while discarding the small favors men have traditionally done for women, is mostly just a creation of contemporary feminists who are irritated with the ways of men, no longer tolerant of their foibles, and demanding new behavior that would pave the way for ambitious women. Feminists insist that men must work harder to appreciate women. Yet they never ask women to be more understanding of men.

Manliness is a quality that causes individuals to stand up for something. It is a quality that calls private persons into public life. In the past such people have been predominantly male, and it is no accident that those who possess this quality have often ended up as political rulers and leaders.

Manly men defend their turf, just as other male mammals do. The analogy to animals obviously suggests something animalistic about manliness. But manliness is specifically human as well. Manly men defend not just their turf but their country. Manliness is best shown in war, the defense of one’s country at its most difficult and dangerous. In Greek, the word for manliness, andreia, is also the word for courage."

Of course, there is much more to be said about manliness - and I'm sure a great deal will indeed be written in this space. But I appreciated these thoughts on manliness from one of our country's most distinguished political theorists.