"The family is the test of freedom because the family is the only thing that the free man..." - G.K. Chesterton

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“The family is the test of freedom because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself.”

— G.K. Chesterton

Chesterton sees family as the purest expression of human freedom in creation.

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More from G.K. Chesterton

“The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.”

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“The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost and then treat it with kindness”

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“To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.”

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“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”

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“When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs.”

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“There are no uninteresting things only uninterested people”

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