Quote#World
For the line of cleavage does not fall between the various groups,…
Quote byHilaire Belloc · 1870–1953
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Survivals and New Arrivals: The Old and New Enemies of the Catholic Church (1929), Ch. IV The Main Opposition (ii) Anti-Clericalism.
English (original)
For the line of cleavage does not fall between the various groups, Catholic, Agnostic, Evangelical, or what not, but between the Catholic Church and all else. She is unique, and at issue with the world.
— Hilaire Belloc
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