How Cheap Is Your Manhood?

“We talked of war. Johnson: ‘Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea.’”

—James Boswell, Life of Johnson, April 10, 1778

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Mr. Derbyshire is a former contributing editor of National Review.

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“We talked of war. Johnson: ‘Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea.’”

—James Boswell, Life of Johnson, April 10, 1778

About the Author

Mr. Derbyshire is a former contributing editor of National Review.