We talk of wild animals but man is the only wild animal. It is man tha…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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We talk of wild animals but man is the only wild animal. It is man that has broken out. All other animals are tame animals; following the rugged respectability of the tribe or type. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.109, Simon and Schuster
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We talk of wild animals but man is the only wild animal. It is man that has broken out. All other animals are tame animals; following the rugged respectability of the tribe or type. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.109, Simon and Schuster

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