Morality did not begin by one man saying to another, I will not hit yo…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Morality did not begin by one man saying to another, I will not hit you if you do not hit me; there is no trace of such a transaction. There IS a trace of both men having said, We must not hit each other in the holy place. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.49, Simon and Schuster
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