They were the pattern men of the world;--not aggressive, not submissive; not hostile, not servile; doing right, demanding right; they were the men who would never wield the oppressor’s rod, and would go mad at the touch of his heel.
Mann describes the ideal character of men who stand for righteousness without aggression or submission.
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