MAY 23rd
To-morrow is the Gorgon; a man must only see it mirrored in the shining shield of yesterday. If he sees it directly he is turned to stone. This has been the fate of all those who have really seen fate and futurity as clear and inevitable. The Calvinists, with their perfect creed of predestination, were turned to stone; the modern sociological scientists (with their excruciating Eugenics) are turned to stone. The only difference is that the Puritans make dignified, and the Eugenists somewhat amusing, statues.
‘What’s Wrong with the World.’
Chesterton, G. K.. The G. K. Chesterton Collection [50 Books] (Kindle Locations 44223-44224). Catholic Way Publishing. Kindle Edition.
Chesterton, G. K.. The G. K. Chesterton Collection [50 Books] (Kindle Locations 44221-44223). Catholic Way Publishing. Kindle Edition.
Chesterton, G. K.. The G. K. Chesterton Collection [50 Books] (Kindle Locations 44219-44221). Catholic Way Publishing. Kindle Edition.
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