A Quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton

Suppose, my dear Chadd, suppose it is we who are the idiots because we are not afraid of devils in the dark?

Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Afraid Because Dark Dear Devils Idiots Not Afraid Suppose

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

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