Caprice Quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton

“The past is democratic, because it is a people. The future is despotic, because it is a caprice. Every man is alone in his prediction, just as each man is alone in a dream.” quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton — Download Open image

“The past is democratic, because it is a people. The future is despotic, because it is a caprice. Every man is alone in his prediction, just as each man is alone in a dream.”

Gilbert K. Chesterton

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