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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself and by himself.
Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Date of Birth:
May 29, 1874
Date of Death:
June 14, 1936
Nationality:
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