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June 23, 2013

Chesterton

“Government has become ungovernable; that is, it cannot leave off governing. Law has become lawless; that is, it cannot see where laws should stop. The chief feature of our time is the meekness of the mob and the madness of the government.” G. K. Chesterton

Posted by gerardvanderleun at June 23, 2013 9:28 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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That quote is from his book "Eugenics and Other Evils" (1927)

Posted by: pst314 at June 24, 2013 6:41 AM

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