June 4, 2008

Your Afternoon Chesterton

Yes, I’m on a kick, but don’t stop me - this stuff is good for us.

“Idolatry is committed, not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohol, or economic law, when they should be afraid of spiritual corruption and cowardice.” - G. K. Chesterton, Illustrated London News 9/11/09


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5 Responses to “Your Afternoon Chesterton”

  1. dmd25 Says:

    Don’t get off this kick! Love it. :)

  2. software_engineer Says:

    Thanks, Anchoress - another great quote for my Facebook page.

    For the record, yesterday I added the following (from Mike Ditka, of all persons, and attributed to West African percussionist Babatunde Olatunji:

    Yesterday is history; tomorrow is a mystery; today is God’s gift - that’s why we call it the present.

  3. Fortinbras :: Your Afternoon Chesterton | The Anchoress :: June :: 2008 Says:

    [...] Your Afternoon Chesterton | The Anchoress “Idolatry is committed, not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohol, or economic law, when they should be afraid of spiritual corruption and cowardice.” - G. K. Chesterton, Illustrated London News 9/11/09 [...]

  4. Stix Blog Says:

    G. K. Chesterton,…

    The Anchoress has been posting some G. K. Chesterton quotes and I like this one. “Idolatry is committed, not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohol,…

  5. stix1972 Says:

    Great quote. I love the Chesterton kick. Very good quotes

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