The Best Books to Civilize the Boyhood Barbarians
A Series Conclusion: Rites of Passage in Classical Literature for Boys
By David Churchill Barrow
“Every generation western civilization is invaded by barbarians…. We call them children.” – Hannah Arendt, philosopher.
There is a trick to civilizing little boys; and it lies in recognizing that they are just that – little boys. Trite though that may seem, getting this right is the only way to preserve western civilization. Alarmist, you say? Consider history.
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