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History also tells us that the Spartan warriors paid a great deal of attention to physical appearance. According to Plutarch, Spartans kept their hair long, as they believed that long hair made a strong man look handsome. A shaved head was a sign of defeat and failure. A “skinhead” was a loser.
Ori Hofmekler • The Warrior Diet: Switch on Your Biological Powerhouse For High Energy, Explosive Strength, and a Leaner, Harder Body
manga foster the values of friendship, perseverance, and achievement, values that originated in bushido
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The Captain: Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greece. Freedom... for slave owners. Dimitry: I know. Vladimir Lenin! School.
- Eighteenth-century masculinity: an official portrait of King Louis XIV of France. Note the long wig, stockings,
Yuval Noah Harari • Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
King Wen, who ruled for decades, nurtured the state’s power, implemented strong economic policies to foster the people’s welfare, and fashioned a strong reputation for Virtue.
Ralph D Sawyer • The Art of War
Musashi, le samourai solitaire : La vie et l'oeuvre de Miyamoto Musashi (Mémoires et Biographies) (French Edition)
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“Going to the verge of war without actually getting into war is the necessary art,”