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Quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton

“We are all in the same boat, in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.”

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Gilbert K. Chesterton was an English writer, critic, and theologian, born on May 29, 1874, and died on June 14, 1936. Known for his unique literary style and profound philosophical thinking, Chesterton's works spanned a variety of genres, including novels, poetry, drama, and criticism. more

““This is hurting me a lot more than it’s hurting you,” he said. It was his standard line, but I knew that this time he was right. Worse than the boil was the stuff that came out of it. What got to me, and got to him even worse, was the stench, which was unbearable, and unlike anything I had come across before. It was, I thought, what evil must smell like - not an evil person but the wicked ideas that have made him that way. How could a person continue to live with something so rotten inside? And so much of it!”

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Author:David Sedaris

“It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies.”

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Book:The Chomsky Reader

Source: The Chomsky Reader

“I'm not willing just to be tolerated. That wounds my love of love and of liberty.”

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Author:Jean Cocteau

“To see him act is like reading Shakespeare by flashes of lightning.”

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