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Chesterton was Judge and George Bernard Shaw played the role of foreman of the jury. [24] Chesterton was a large man, standing 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighing around 20 stone 6 pounds (130 kg; 286 lb).
Jun 30, 2008 · Chesterton wasn’t a fascist, and he certainly wasn’t in favor of genocide, but that is about the best that can be said for him—and is surely less of a moral accomplishment than his admirers ...
Dec 14, 2023 · This principle has come to be known as Chesterton's fence. And it can save us from rash decisions with unintended consequences. Let's explore three reasons why.
Like many, I somehow plowed through my years of high school and university studies without ever coming into contact with the (literally) gigantic literary genius of Englishman G.K. Chesterton (1874 – 1936). Somehow the infamously girthy “Prince of Paradox”—acknowledged even by his contemporaries as one of the great men of English ...
A true giant of a man, Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936) was a controversial journalist, essayist, novelist, and a brilliant Christian apologist. Chesterton was also a political activist, joining other Christians who worked for a just society consonant with the vision of Pope Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum.
A massive mind in a massive body, Chesterton was a giant in all respects. But in our day he is a giant in hiding, a giant apparently too big to be seen. Even though Chesterton is still widely quoted, he is largely forgotten.
In its most concise version, Chesterton’s Fence states the following: “Do not remove a fence until you know why it was put up in the first place.” The lesson of Chesterton’s Fence is what already exists likely serves purposes that are not immediately obvious.
