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Chesterton speaks

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Jeffrey Overstreet

08 Jul 2004
Filed under: Quotable • On Books & Writing • Religion • Humor • G.K. Chesterton • Bigotry • Journal Entry
Chesterton speaks

And now three words of wisdom from our mentor...

  • "Bigotry may be roughly defined as the anger of men who have no opinions."
  • "Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere."
  • "It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it."
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