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No. 11682
ID: f8c6b9
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Your inquiry is as ancient as mankind: what makes us who and what we are? It is a deep question but for the purposes of our club I shall attempt to remain brief in my retort.
The necessities of the gentleman, few can argue against, would at least include, in my mind anyway, the following:
An education to be proud of, both inside and away from the classroom
A cosmopolitan view of the world or at least knowledge thereof, for we cannot contain our success and skills to merely our homelands.
A critical mind, always examining an issue from every angle so as to make things done right the first time, and so that the gentleman may form his own opinions of everything from his government to his literature regardless of societal norms and taboos (within reason of course, no one wants any mass revolutions going on)
Lastly, and probably most importantly, a quality persona is instrumental in making a simpleton into a gentleman. The man should be courteous and amiable always, yet fair and objective when necessary.
I have no doubt that I've left out much but I do believe that the true, modern gentleman resides more in the soul than exterior appearance. Any fool can get their hands on proper-looking clothing, but the true gentleman has an aura about him that is present no matter whether he resides in a three piece suit deep within his stately manor, or inhabits a simple flat, nay, even single room apartment amongst the "concrete jungle" as it were.
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