Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all. (G. K. Chesterton)

Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all.

G. K. Chesterton

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