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Having no definite convictions does not make the mind freer; a believer is readier and wittier
Drawn from what G. K. Chesterton said
What G. K. Chesterton actually said
- G. K. Chesterton English writer and Christian apologist (1874 to 1936)
The truth is, that it is quite an error to suppose that absence of definite convictions gives the mind freedom and agility. A man who believes something is ready and witty, because he has all his weapons about him.
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