“ What is wrong is that we do not ask what is right. ”
G. K. Chesterton, What's Wrong with the World (1910). copy citation
| Author | G. K. Chesterton |
|---|---|
| Source | What's Wrong with the World |
| Topic | wrong question right |
| Date | 1910 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1717/1717-h/1717-h.htm |
Context
“The only way to discuss the social evil is to get at once to the social ideal. We can all see the national madness; but what is national sanity? I have called this book «What Is Wrong with the World?» and the upshot of the title can be easily and clearly stated. What is wrong is that we do not ask what is right.
II. WANTED, AN UNPRACTICAL MAN
There is a popular philosophical joke intended to typify the endless and useless arguments of philosophers; I mean the joke about which came first, the chicken or the egg?” source
II. WANTED, AN UNPRACTICAL MAN
There is a popular philosophical joke intended to typify the endless and useless arguments of philosophers; I mean the joke about which came first, the chicken or the egg?” source
Meaning and analysis
