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The Christian ideal was not tried and found wanting; it was found difficult and left untried
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 Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.
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↗What's Wrong with the World (1910)gutenberg.org
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