Quote#Politics & Power
Nor have I met any man in my life, arguing for what should be among…
Quote byHilaire Belloc · 1870–1953
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Cruise of the 'Nona (1925), pp. 48-9.
English (original)
Nor have I met any man in my life, arguing for what should be among men, but took for granted as he argued that the doctrine he consciously or unconsciously accepted was or should be a similar foundation for all mankind. Hence battle.
— Hilaire Belloc
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