G.K. Chesterton Quotes

Why Do Men Entertain This Queer Idea That What Is Sordid Must Always Overthrow What Is Magnanimous; That There Is Some Dim Connection Between Brains And Brutality, Or That It Does Not Matter If A Man Is Dull So Long As He Is Also Mean? Why Do They Vaguely Think Of All Chivalry As Sentiment And All Sentiment As Weakness? They Do It Because They Are, Like All Men, Primarily Inspired By Religion. For Them, As For All Men, The First Fact Is Their Notion Of The Nature Of Things; Their Idea About What World They Are Living In. And It Is Their Faith That The Only Ultimate Thing Is Fear And Therefore That The Very Heart Of The World Is Evil. They Believe That Death Is Stronger Than Life, And Therefore Dead Things Must Be Stronger Than Living Things; Whether Those Dead Things Are Gold And Iron And Machinery Or Rocks And Rivers And Forces Of Nature.

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