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Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
Age: 62 †
Born: 1874
Born: May 29
Died: 1936
Died: June 14
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I believe in getting into hot water it keeps you clean.
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America has a genius for the encouragement of fame.
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