A Quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton

The man who says, 'my country right or wrong' is like the man who says, 'my mother drunk or sober'

Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Gilbert K. Chesterton
English - Writer
May 29, 1874 - June 14, 1936

'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying 'My mother, drunk or sober.'

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Never Forget what someone says to you when they are drunk. Because Drunk words are Sober Thoughts

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I hate a man who always says 'yes' to me. When I say 'no' I like a man who also says 'no.'

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I hate a man who always says yes to me. When I say no I like a man who also says no.

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Alan Moore

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Charles Spurgeon

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P. J. O'Rourke

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Frank Carson

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