"If you happen to read fairy tales, you will observe that one idea runs from one end of them to the other--the idea that peace and happiness can only exist on some condition. This idea, which is the core of ethics, is the core of the nursery-tales."
~G. K. Chesterton~
All Things Considered
1908
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Wow - what a thought provoking quote. It's interesting that fairy tales are also associated with "simpler times" and "innocence" ... I suppose that's because when happiness is conditional it makes it easier to understand why you are happy or not.
JT
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