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All men are ordinary men; the extraordinary men are those who know it.

G. K. Chesterton

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The State did not own men so entirely, even when it could send them to the stake, as it sometimes does now where it can send them to the elementary school.
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Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly. Never forget that the devil fell by force of gravity. He who has the faith has the fun.
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The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.
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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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Modern intelligence won’t accept anything on authority. But it will accept anything without authority.
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A Catholic is a person who has plucked up courage to face the incredible and inconceivable idea that something else may be wiser than he is.
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