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"What's Wrong With the World by G. K. Chesterton: " Publisher: Kindle E-Book Edition: ISBN-13: 978-1-78379-076-0 Some people do not like the word "dogma." Fortunately they are free, and there is an alternative for them. There are two things, and two things only, for the human mind, a dogma and a prejudice. The Middle Ages were a rational epoch, an age of doctrine. Our age is, at its best, a poetical epoch, an age of prejudice. A doctrine is a definite point; a prejudice is a direction. That an ox may be eaten, while a man should not be eaten, is a doctrine. That as little as possible of anything should be eaten is a prejudice; which is also sometimes called an ideal. Now a direction is always far more fantastic than a plan. I would rather have the most archaic map of the road to Brighton than a general recommendation to turn to the left. Straight lines that are not parallel must meet at last; but curves may recoil forever. A pair of lovers might walk along the frontier of France and Germany, one on the one side and one on the other, so long as they were not vaguely told to keep away from each other. And this is a strictly true parable of the effect of our modern vagueness in losing

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Author

K., Chersterton. G.

Publisher

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781502723215

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Sociology, Fiction, Social_sciences

Rating

4.05 / 5 (101 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13