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"The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog."
By: | Gilbert Keith Chesterton (more quotes by Gilbert Keith Chesterton or books by/about Gilbert Keith Chesterton) |
(1874-1936) British essayist, critic, poet, and novelist | |
Source: | Broadcast talk, June 11, 1935 |
Categories: | Alcohol, Drugs, Freedom, Prohibition, Responsibility, Vice |
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