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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around.
Gilbert K. Chesterton

Biography

Author Profession: Writer
Nationality: English
Born: May 29, 1874
Died: June 14, 1936

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A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition.
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Half a truth is better than no politics.
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