One of the Best Lewis Quotes Ever
CS Lewis:
Who can endure a doctrine which would allow only dentists to say whether our teeth were aching, only cobblers to say whether our shoes hurt us, and only governments to tell us whether we were being well governed?
Not even sure how to categorize that, but it has a thousand ramifications. Great insight.
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Great quote! Can you tell us where he said that?
From his Preface to Paradise Lost…
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