We are justified in enforcing good mor.. Gilbert Keith Chesterton

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We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we are not justified in enforcing good manners, for good manners always mean our own manners.

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Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Profession: Author
Nationality: British

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