# 7 Lessons in Manliness From the Greatest Generation

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 11, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-lessons-in-manliness-from-the-greatest-generation/665955 "2013-08-11T19:47:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-lessons-in-manliness-from-the-greatest-generation/665955/1 "2013-08-11T19:47:36Z")

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#1: Take Personal Responsibility for Your Life  
#2: Be Frugal  
#3: Be Humble  
#4: Love Loyally  
#5: Work Hard  
#6: Embrace Challenge  
#7: Don’t Make Life So Damn Complicated

> **[7 Lessons in Manliness From the Greatest Generation](https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/manly-lessons/7-lessons-in-manliness-from-the-greatest-generation/)**
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> They were humble men who never bragged about what they had done or been through. They were loyal, patriotic, and level-headed. They were our Greatest Generation.

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**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-lessons-in-manliness-from-the-greatest-generation/665955/2 "2013-08-11T20:03:05Z")

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And what is your humble opinion of this? 😕

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-lessons-in-manliness-from-the-greatest-generation/665955/3 "2013-08-11T20:14:01Z")

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Past Tense, you’ve already been told at least once not to post threads with just a link. Keep ignoring moderator instructions and your time here will be short.