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Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Gilbert Keith Chesterton

English writer

Lived from: 1874 - 1936

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 29 may 1874 Died: 14 june 1936

  • Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich.
  • Journalism largely consists of saying 'Lord Jones is Dead' to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive.

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  • Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to mean that half a loaf ;is better than a whole loaf.
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  • Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich.
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  • The most dangerous criminal now is the entirely lawless modern philosopher. Compared to him, burglars and bigamists are essentially moral men.
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