Sir John Spencer

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    “And is it true? And is it true,
    This most tremendous tale of all,
    Seen in a stained-glass window’s hue,
    A Baby in an ox’s stall?
    The Maker of the stars and sea
    Become a Child on earth for me?”
    —Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)

    “The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.”
    —Herbert Spencer (1820–1903)