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Quotation from The Innocence of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton
“Men may keep a sort of level of good, but no man has ever been able to keep on one level of evil. That road goes down and down.”
The Innocence of Father Brown, The Flying Stars (Project Gutenberg #204)
Speaking to Flambeau hidden in a tree, Brown urges him to give back the diamonds and leave the life of a thief.
Citation: "Men may keep a sort of level of good, but no man has ever been able to keep on one level of evil. That road goes down and down." — G. K. Chesterton, The Innocence of Father Brown, The Flying Stars (Project Gutenberg #204). (id the-innocence-of-father-brown-q4)
Portrait: Innocence of Fr Brown Lucas 006, Sydney Seymour Lucas, Public domain.
