JOLLYBLOGGER: Chesterton Quote for the Day

August 13, 2004

Chesterton Quote for the Day

gkc2001large This quote is from the latest issue of Gilbert Magazine. This issue has an article called "Chesterton's Mail Bag," where G. K. Chesterton answers his mail.

Dear Mr. Chesterton,

Your system is quite unsuited to the modern world.

Signed,
P.R.

Dear P. R.,

If that is so things look rather rotten for the poor old modern world.

Your friend,
G. K. Chesterton
(Commonweal, November 11, 1924

Priceless!

BTW - this issue of Chesterton has a feature on Dawn Eden of the Dawn Patrol blog.

Aug 13, 2004 3:50:49 PM

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