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There are two ways of getting home and one of them is to stay there.
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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A citizen can hardly distinguish between a tax and a fine, except that the fine is generally much lighter.
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