The Godfather is one of the best movies ever produced and is filled from start to finish with influential quotes and meanings. The above is one of my favorites. And it is very true.

Men cannot risk being careless. We must be leaders, dominant, strong, courageous, determined and adventurous in everything we do. If we didn’t, we wouldn’t be here now. We rely on the male sex to propel humanity forward by leading from the front.

Women do not have the responsibility. They sure play an important role in our civilization, but the leaders of the world are MEN. 99 percent of the kingdoms of all ancient, medieval, and modern civilizations are ruled by male leaders.

We as men have a stereotypical role to fit in, and if we don’t, we can’t be seen as a real man. As men we must be:

athletic

Strong

Bravo

Provider for our family

Defender of the physical threat

Sexually aggressive

Sexually experienced

Logical

Intellectual

Rational

Practical

Success oriented

Competitive

Ambitious

Moral

Trustworthy

So what he means when he says that men cannot be neglected is that he had to live out the role of the Godfather to provide and protect his Corleone family. He couldn’t live a careless life, because he had to worry about everything he did, otherwise his family would be under threat.

Another example would be Barack Obama. Your job is to care not only for America but also for the world. He has the most powerful job in the world, so we trust him to solve the international problems that concern him. What if Barack one day decided that he no longer cared?