+2... track forks not meant for brakes often have round blades, where road forks meant for a brake have oval blades so they're stiffer in the direction that braking will stress them. If you're going to mount a brake, you might as well do it on a fork that is intended to handle the stress.

But if you are riding on roads, you should definitely have a front brake. It doesn't mean you have to use it if you don't want to and it doesn't make you less of a man or an inferior rider. But the fact remains that you have more stopping power in front than in back - that has nothing to do with skill, it's physics. Not to mention that freak stuff does happen occasionally even when it's unlikely, like chains dropping or breaking, lockrings stripping, cogs unthreading, bottom brackets or pedal spindles cracking, and a front brake is a good backup plan for if it does.
And in the end, you can ride faster if you have a better brake because you can react and stop faster if necessary. Don't get me wrong, stopping or slowing with your feet is a good skill to have. But no matter how good at it you get, a front brake will still be better.