“But all conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change. If you leave a white post alone it will soon be a black post. If you particularly want it to be white you must be always painting it again; that is, you must be always having a revolution.” – G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy, 1908

In other words, as Jesse Sumpter explains: “The world is always changing. People grow old and things fall apart. True conservatives must be vigilant and active because there is a standard which we are aiming for and we cannot reach that standard trying to maintain the status quo.”

True conservatism is radically active. It knows that liberty can be lost in a generation. True conservatism does hail back to the “good old days” but it keeps them dusted off, repainted, and repaired. It is constantly vigilant. And where a line of defense goes awry, it is quick to re-form the line.

Advent, Frances Chesterton, G. K. Chesterton

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In this Advent, our impelling power to journey is the love of God, no matter what may come. Because we know where it leads. Continue reading A CHESTERTON ADVENT: TO JOURNEY DELIBERATELY

Advent, G. K. Chesterton

A CHESTERTON ADVENT: CONTRA MUNDO

Contra mundo. It means “against the world”. And that is what the Christian brotherhood is supposed to be so that we can in love and charity be the salt of the earth and the light of the world in its darkness. Continue reading A CHESTERTON ADVENT: CONTRA MUNDO

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