Living Things
April 16, 2007
“Living things must constantly be broken up and destroyed; it is only the dead things than can be left alone.”
G. K. Chesterton – “The Riddle of the Restoration” Lunacy and Letters
The Swing of the Pendulum
March 1, 2007
“The whole curse of the last century has been what is called the Swing of the Pendulum; that is, the idea that Man must go alternately from one extreme to the other. It is a shameful and even shocking fancy; it is the denial of the whole dignity of mankind. When Man is alive he stands still. It is only when he is dead that he swings.”
G. K. Chesterton, “The New House” Alarms and Discursions
Meaning of Progress
February 7, 2007
“Progress should mean that we are always changing the world to fit the vision, instead we are always changing the vision.”
G. K. Chesterton
