Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes
All but the hard hearted man must be torn with pity for this pathetic dilemma of the rich man, who has to keep the poor man just stout enough to do the work and just thin enough to have to do it.
Chesterton, G. K. "The Art of Missing the Point." Utopia of Usurers and Other Essays, Boni and Liveright, 1917.
The Supreme Court had ruled that there could be no limits placed on the amount of money that could be spent by a rich company or person to campaign for a candidate. It would deny them their right to freedom of speech. That was the context of Hollings’ remark.
This is one of the proverbs of King Solomon of the Jews, son of King David.
Kent came from a very affluent family,
At the time many workers lived in housing owned by their employer. When the Pullman company had a labor dispute, they not only locked the workers out of their jobs but evicted them from their meager housing.
This is one of the great historical quotations. He was, in the 19th century, referring to the past 1000 years of Russian history. The quote has been used many times since then to describe various states and nations and over much shorter periods of time. China and modern North Korea are good examples.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton KC*SG was an English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic. He has been referred to as the "prince of paradox". Time magazine observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out."
