Hilaire Belloc Quotes


I am a Catholic. As far as possible I go to Mass every day. As far as possible I kneel down and tell these beads every day. If you reject me on account of my religion, I shall thank God that he has spared me the indignity of being your representative.


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Hilaire Belloc, 1870-1953, British Writer & Political Biographer, Member of Parliament (Liberal), Speech, 1906

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Hilaire Belloc
Hilaire Belloc
  • Born: July 27, 1870
  • Died: July 16, 1953
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Writer, Member Parliament (1906–1910)

Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was a British-French writer and historian and one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist. His Catholic faith had a strong impact on his works. He was President of the Oxford Union and later MP for Salford South from 1906 to 1910. He was a noted disputant, with a number of long-running feuds. Belloc became a naturalised British subject in 1902 while retaining his French citizenship.