undegenerate

Updated: July 8, 2025

Notwithstanding the wail which we occasionally hear for the chivalry that is gone, our own age has witnessed deeds of bravery and gentleness of heroic self-denial and manly tenderness which are unsurpassed in history. The events of the last few years have shown that our countrymen are as yet an undegenerate race.

Samuel Smiles - Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance