You think that a wall as solid as the earth separates civil… - John Buchan

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You think that a wall as solid as the earth separates civilisation from barbarism. I tell you the division is a thread, a sheet of glass. A touch here, a push there, and you bring back the reign of Satan.

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John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, poet, and politician who was Governor-General of Canada from 1935 to 1940.

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Native Name: John Buchan, 1. Baron Tweedsmuir

Alternative Names: Lord Tweedsmuir • Sir John Buchan • John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir • John Buchan, Baron Tweedsmuir

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