Most modern freedom is at root fear. It is not so much that we are too…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Most modern freedom is at root fear. It is not so much that we are too bold to endure rules; it is rather that we are too timid to endure responsibilities. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.328, Simon and Schuster
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Most modern freedom is at root fear. It is not so much that we are too bold to endure rules; it is rather that we are too timid to endure responsibilities. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.328, Simon and Schuster

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