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| Christian apologist G. K. Chesterton lived from 1874-1936. |
The following Chesterton quote is one I found myself reading several times, and thought others might enjoy it as well:
“The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of Conservatives is to prevent mistakes from being corrected. Even when the revolutionist might himself repent of his revolution, the traditionalist is already defending it as part of his tradition. Thus we have two great types -- the advanced person who rushes us into ruin, and the retrospective person who admires the ruins. He admires them especially by moonlight, not to say moonshine. Each new blunder of the progressive or prig becomes instantly a legend of immemorial antiquity for the snob.” G.K. Chesterton
Rather than our focusing primarily on what is "left" or "right", can we know and love the "way, truth, and life" that inspires us with what is above rather than blinds us by what is below?
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