What G. K. Chesterton thinks about agency
English writer and Christian apologist (1874 to 1936); author of Orthodoxy.
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2 dated positions, c. 1908, in their own words. Our reading of what G. K. Chesterton has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsProgress should mean that we are always changing the world to suit the vision. Progress does mean (just now) that we are always changing the vision.
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Our readingLeaving a thing alone exposes it to change, so keeping it as it was takes constant renewal
Their wordsIf you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change. If you leave a white post alone it will soon be a black post. If you particularly want it to be white you must be always painting it again; that is, you must be always having a revolution. Briefly, if you want the old white post you must have a new white post.