When it wishes anything done which is really serious, it collects twel…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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When it wishes anything done which is really serious, it collects twelve of the ordinary men standing round. The same thing was done, if I remember right, by the Founder of Christianity. ✨ Tremendous Trifles The Twelve Men (1909)
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When it wishes anything done which is really serious, it collects twelve of the ordinary men standing round. The same thing was done, if I remember right, by the Founder of Christianity. ✨ Tremendous Trifles The Twelve Men (1909)

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