A blog dedicated to providing quotes by and posts relating to one of the most influential (and quotable!) authors of the twentieth century, G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936). If you do not know much about GKC, I suggest visiting the webpage of the American Chesterton Society as well as this wonderful Chesterton Facebook Page by a fellow Chestertonian

I also have created a list detailing examples of the influence of Chesterton if you are interested, that I work on from time to time.

(Moreover, for a list of short GKC quotes, I have created one here, citing the sources)

"...Stevenson had found that the secret of life lies in laughter and humility."

-Heretics (1905)
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Thursday, July 21, 2011

"...but when once they were told that democracy was established, they shut their eyes and went to sleep."

GKC quote found via the American Chesterton Society's Facebook page:
Men kept an eye on despotism and they kept an eye on aristocracy; but when once they were told that democracy was established, they shut their eyes and went to sleep.

UPDATE 04-18-17

The quote is taken from the essay "The Old Vigilance, published in the New York American, September 30, 1933, and republished in the July/August 2011 issue of Gilbert Magazine
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