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.
G. K. CHESTERTONIt is always the secure who are humble.
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Moral issues are always terribly complex for someone without principles.
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The greatest political storm flutters only a fringe of humanity. But an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children literally alter the destiny of nations.
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Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around.
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We are all in the same boat, in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.
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For when we cease to worship God, we do not worship nothing, we worship anything.
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The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen.
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When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights.
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No man can break any of the Ten Commandments. He can only break himself against them.
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At the back of our brains is a blaze of astonishment at our own existence. The object of the artistic and spiritual life is to dig for this sunrise of wonder.
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These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
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Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle.
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I’ve searched all the parks in all the cities – and found no statues of Committees.
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The Darwinian movement has made no difference to mankind, except that, instead of talking unphilosophically about philosophy, they now talk unscientifically about science.
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Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.
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The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.
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