Men may keep a sort of level of good, but no man has ever been able to…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Men may keep a sort of level of good, but no man has ever been able to keep on one level of evil. ✨ The Flying Stars: A Father Brown Mystery. Book by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 1911.
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