Quotes by Chesterton, Gilbert K.

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire t >>

The Museum is not meant either for the wanderer to see by accident or >>

But we are the people of England; and we have not spoken yet. Smile at >>

Quotations about Voting

Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing. >>

Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never voted f >>

We just did a survey that showed.... something like 65 percent of the >>

The average man votes below himself; he votes with half a mind or a hundredth part of one. A man ought to vote with the whole of himself, as he worships or gets married. A man ought to vote with his head and heart, his soul and stomach, his eye for faces and his ear for music; also (when sufficiently provoked) with his hands and feet. If he has ever seen a fine sunset, the crimson color of it should creep into his vote. The question is not so much whether only a minority of the electorate votes. The point is that only a minority of the voter votes.

Chesterton, Gilbert K.