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We do not need a censorship of the press. We have a censorship by the press… It is not we who silence the press. It is the press who silences us.

G. K. Chesterton

The one perfectly divine thing, the one glimpse of God’s paradise given on earth, is to fight a losing battle – and not lose it.
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Battle Divine Fight God Lose Oneself Perfection
The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
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Feeling Greatness Man Reality
There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.
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Deep Desire Enough Philosophy
Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.
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Children Dragon Existence Fairy Tale Fantasy Inspirational Kill
Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle.
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Handle Serious Under
Idolatry is committed, not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohol, or economic law, when they should be afraid of spiritual corruption and cowardice.
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Afraid Corruption Coward Devil Fake God Spiritual Stupidity
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
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Bad Democracy Education Government
If you argue with a madman, it is extremely probable that you will get the worst of it; for in many ways his mind moves all the quicker for not being delayed by the things that go with good judgment.
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Argument Judgement Mad Man Worst Yourself
If there were no God, there would be no atheists.
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Atheist Deep God Perspective
Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses.
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Double Grief Happiness Joy Marriage Ourselves
The greatest political storm flutters only a fringe of humanity. But an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children literally alter the destiny of nations.
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Destiny Greatness Humanity Nation Ordinary Story
I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.
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Believe Cleaning Perspective Water
Truth can understand error, but error cannot understand truth.
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Deep Mistake Truth Understand
We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.
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Enemy Friendship God Ourselves
Variability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem”.
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Avoid Goodness Requirement Virtue Wife Woman Yourself
I don’t need a church to tell me I’m wrong where I already know I’m wrong; I need a Church to tell me I’m wrong where I think I’m right.
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Myself Religion Right Thinking Wrong

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