Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they di…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable. ✨ The Illustrated London News Magazine, October 23, 1909.
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Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable. ✨ The Illustrated London News Magazine, October 23, 1909.

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