G K Chesterton

Alleged to be "the most unjustly neglected writer of the 20th century, a writer who seems more timely than ever here in the 21st century" by American Chesterton Society. The society even put a label on Chesterton's achievement and influence on the world: "Common sense for the world's uncommon nonsense".

Love this erudite old fella!

However, while Americans are establishing a society, selling a selection of Chesterton's works and publishing "Gilbert Magazine" dedicated to applying so-called Chesterton's views on today's issues, a British computer science scholar is silently yet meticulously collecting Chesterton's works to make his website "a single source for all of Chesterton's works".

Although freebies may theoretically reach the widest possible diffusion of knowledge, sometimes, commercialization is equally effective way, if not better, to preserve the culture and human heritage. Because "when money talks, everybody listen."

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Chesterton's Day Quote for May 8th,
from Chesterton Day by Day
http://www.dur.ac.uk/martin.ward/gkc/books/gkcday/gkcday.html

THE world is not a lodging-house at Brighton, which we are to leave because it is miserable. It is the fortress of our family, with the flag flying on the turret, and the more miserable it is the less we should leave it. The point is not that this world is too sad to love or too glad not to love the point is that when you do love a thing, its gladness is a reason for loving it, and its sadness a reason for loving it more. All optimistic thoughts about England and all pessimistic thoughts about her are alike reasons for the English patriot. Similarly, optimism and pessimism are alike arguments for the cosmic patriot.

'Orthodoxy.'
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