When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights.
G. K. CHESTERTONHope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
More G. K. Chesterton Quotes
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One may understand the cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star.
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One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
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There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.
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Modern intelligence won’t accept anything on authority. But it will accept anything without authority.
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I am not absentminded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else.
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Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.
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Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
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These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
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Moral issues are always terribly complex for someone without principles.
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O God of earth and altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die; The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder from us, But take away our pride.
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Hell is God’s great compliment to the reality of human freedom and the dignity of human choice.
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Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything.
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If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.
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Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.
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If men will not be governed by the Ten Commandments, they shall be governed by the ten thousand commandments
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