OCTOBER 27th
We have made an empire out of our refuse; but we cannot make a nation even out of our best material. Such is the vague and half-conscious contradiction that undoubtedly possesses the minds of great masses of the not unkindly rich. Touching the remote empire they feel a vague but vast humanitarian hope; touching the chances of small holdings or rural reconstruction in the heart of the empire they feel a doubt and a disinclination that is not untouched with despair. Their creed contains two great articles: first, that the common Englishman can get on anywhere; and second, that the common Englishman cannot get on in England.
Introduction to ‘Cottage Homes of England.’
Chesterton, G. K.. The G. K. Chesterton Collection [50 Books] (Kindle Locations 45160-45165). Catholic Way Publishing. Kindle Edition.
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