Chesterton

American

[ches-ter-tuhn] / ˈtʃɛs tər tən /

noun

G(ilbert) K(eith), 1874–1936, English essayist, critic, and novelist.

Chesterton British

/ ˈtʃɛstətən /

noun

G ( ilbert ) K ( eith ). 1874–1936, English essayist, novelist, poet, and critic

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Chesterton, the Catholic apologist, is said to have remarked.

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In a chapter titled “The War of the Gods and Demons,” Chesterton mocks the idea that soldiers in a war fight for “abstract” economic or geopolitical advantages.

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Chesterton’s parable: If you stumble on a fence in the middle of the road, don’t take it down until you know why it’s there.

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It invites a sense of gratitude—which Chesterton fittingly defined as happiness doubled by wonder—for the gift of life and the chance to live it well.

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Chesterton famously warned, it is folly to tear down a fence before discovering why it was built.

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