• The future always comes as a surprise, but political wisdom consists in attempting at least some partial judgment of what that surprise may be. And for my part I cannot but believe that a main unexpected thing of the future is the return of Islam.

  Source: The Great Heresies (1938) H. III

  Hilaire Belloc
  British Author 1870-1953
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. attempting
2. unexpected
3. judgment
4. believe
5. return
6. islam

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The future always comes as a surprise, but political wisdom consists in attempting at least some partial judgment of what that surprise may be. And for my part I cannot but believe that a main unexpected thing of the future is the return of Islam. by : Hilaire Belloc

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