Ch I: The Victorian Compromise and Its Enemies (p. 43)
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Dogma does not mean the absence of thought, but the end of thought.
— G. K. Chesterton
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "G. K. Chesterton" (Quotes, The Victorian Age in Literature (1913): University of Notre Dame Press, 1963)
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About G. K. Chesterton
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was a British writer whose prolific and diverse output included works of philosophy, ontology, poetry, play writing, journalism, public lecturing and debating, literary and art criticism, biography, Christian apologetics (particularly for Catholicism), and fiction, including fantasy and detective fiction. He has been called the "prince of paradox".
About G. K. Chesterton
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was a British writer whose prolific and diverse output included works of philosophy, ontology, poetry, play writing, journalism, public lecturing and debating, literary and art criticism, biography, Christian apologetics (particularly for Catholicism), and fiction, including fantasy and detective fiction. He has been called the "prince of paradox".
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