The most dangerous criminal now is the entirely lawless modern philoso…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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The most dangerous criminal now is the entirely lawless modern philosopher. Compared to him, burglars and bigamists are essentially moral men. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.171, Simon and Schuster
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