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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes: Stated baldly, charity certainly means one of two things–pardoning unpardonable acts, or loving unlovable people.
         

Stated baldly, charity certainly means one of two things–pardoning unpardonable acts, or loving unlovable people.


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