Modern intelligence won’t accept anything on authority. But it will accept anything without authority.
G. K. CHESTERTON
G. K. CHESTERTON
G. K. Chesterton on acceptance
G. K. Chesterton128 quotes“Modern intelligence won’t accept anything on authority. But it will accept anything without authority.”
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