Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) är för svenska läsare mest känd som skönlitterär författare genom den bisarra romanen Mannen som var torsdag och detektivhistorierna
om Fader Brown. Men han var också en av sin tids flitigaste debattörer i pressen, och hans essäer är ännu m[...]
Most Eugenists are Euphemists. I mean merely that short words startle them, while long words soothe them. And they are utterly incapable of translating the one into the other, however obviously they mean the same thing. Say to them ?The persuasive and even coercive powers of the citizen should enabl[...]
Most Eugenists are Euphemists. I mean merely that short words startle them, while long words soothe them. And they are utterly incapable of translating the one into the other, however obviously they mean the same thing. Say to them ?The persuasive and even coercive powers of the citizen should enabl[...]