The great majority of people will go on observing forms that cannot be…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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The great majority of people will go on observing forms that cannot be explained; they will keep Christmas Day with Christmas gifts and Christmas benedictions; they will continue to do it; and some day suddenly wake up and discover why.
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