Progress should mean that we are always changing the world to fit the vision, instead we are always changing the vision.
#GKChesterton (1909) Orthodoxy
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Men invent new ideals because they dare not attempt old ideals. They look forward with enthusiasm, because they are afraid to look back.
#GKChesterton (1910) What's Wrong with the World
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My attitude toward progress has passed from antagonism to boredom. I have long ceased to argue with people who prefer Thursday to Wednesday because it is Thursday.
#GKChesterton - New York Times Magazine, Feb. 11, 1923
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