The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.

G.k. Chesterton
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting....
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting....
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting....
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting....
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The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. This comes from the great essay by C. S.

Lewis called “On the trial of Christendom”, which was written in 1956. He states that he does not understand why people think that the Christian religion is so difficult. He argues that it is actually easier than people think, but it is just that people have not tried to live up to the standards of the philosophy.

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