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“Manliness means perfect manhood, as womanliness implies perfect womanhood. Manliness is the character of a man as he ought to be, as he was meant to be.”

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James Freeman Clarke

James Freeman Clarke was an American Unitarian minister, philosopher, and author known for his works on ethics, philosophy, and religion. Born on April 4, 1810, in Littleton, Massachusetts, he passed away on June 8, 1888. more

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