He may be mad, but there's method in his madness. There nearly always is method in madness. It's what drives men mad, being methodical.

—G. K. Chesterton

About G. K. Chesterton

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Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English Christian apologist writer. Chesterton's wit, paradoxical style, and defence of tradition made him a dominant figure in early 20th-century literature.

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A man running after a hat is not half so ridiculous as a man running after a woman.

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The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all.

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To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.

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There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read.

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America is the only nation in the world that is founded on a creed. That creed is set forth with dogmatic and even theological lucidity in the Declaration of Independence.

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