I did try to found a little heresy of my own; and when I had put the l…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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I did try to found a little heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.7, Simon and Schuster
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I did try to found a little heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.7, Simon and Schuster

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