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The only thought that ought to be stopped is the thought that stops thought

Drawn from what G. K. Chesterton said

Subjectreligion
What this subject means

religion Faith as a thing a society runs on, and what has been tried in its place.

What G. K. Chesterton actually said

  1. G. K. Chesterton English writer and Christian apologist (1874 to 1936)
    There is a thought that stops thought. That is the only thought that ought to be stopped. That is the ultimate evil against which all religious authority was aimed.

    Where this was said

    ↗Orthodoxy (1908)gutenberg.org

    c. 1908

    All 20 korrents from this piecethis one is 5th

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