The historic glory of America lies in the fact that it is the one nation that was founded like a church. That is it was founded on a faith that was not merely summed up after it had exited but was defined before it existed.

G. K. Chesterton
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  3. Artistic temperament is a disease that afflicts amateurs.

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  5. Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers.

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