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title: 'The Stuff of Manhood: Some Needed Notes in American Character'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Robert Elliott Speer'
date: 1917-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
- 'Children and Youth'
- 'Education'
scriptures:
- 'Hebrews 12'
- '2 Samuel 18'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/speer-1917-the-stuff-of-manhood-some-needed-notes-in-american-character
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# The Stuff of Manhood: Some Needed Notes in American Character

Speer argues that discipline, austerity, and external training form true manhood. He cites David/Absalom and Hebrews 12 to urge moral self-control and parental restraint.

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