The verb dictate means to give an order that must be obeyed. From the excerpt, we can assume that the words duty, honor, and country should be our guidelines. The ideas behind those words must be followed, for they tell us what we ought to be, what we can be, what we will be.
The verb dictate could also mean to speak or read to a person. In this excerpt, however, that meaning does not apply.
Women who get angry at their boyfriends, husbands, etc. may think that it's alright to hit them since they're 'stronger' than women, and women are rarely ever seen getting prosecuted for domestic violence. Men may think it's okay to assault women based on their clothing, and will project their own aggression on to a less threatening source, women, since they are seen as weaker.
Where is the reading assignment??
