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  3. Victor Davis Hanson: Strong Fathers Build Civilizations—Weak Ones Lose Them
June 13, 2025
June 13, 2025

•Episode length: 7m

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Victor Davis Hanson: Strong Fathers Build Civilizations—Weak Ones Lose Them

Episode length: 7m

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In a culture that increasingly downplays masculinity and the traditional family, Hanson calls for a reevaluation of fatherhood—not as an optional accessory, but as a cornerstone of moral courage, responsibility, and strength on today's episode of "Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words."

“ One of the roles of fathers is to give young children, especially males, a sense of direction. And almost this tragic sense that sometimes you have to do things that you don't want to do, but somebody else won't do them, you're going to be in trouble.

“To the degree this country will make it, it will be a strong father figure that instructs us how to be masculine. How to be a man. How to protect the weak. How to stand forward and challenge bullies, that prey on the weak and the innocent. And that's a lost art now.

00:00 Introduction to Father's Day

00:54 Personal Reflections on Father's Day

01:37 Lessons from My Father

01:56 Stories of My Father's Support

05:15 The Role of Fathers in Society

06:22 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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