A society is in decay, final or transitional, when common sense really becomes uncommon.
G. K. CHESTERTON
G. K. CHESTERTON
G. K. Chesterton on destruction
G. K. Chesterton128 quotes“A society is in decay, final or transitional, when common sense really becomes uncommon.”
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