A blog dedicated to providing quotes by and posts relating to one of the most influential (and quotable!) authors of the twentieth century, G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936). If you do not know much about GKC, I suggest visiting the webpage of the American Chesterton Society as well as this wonderful Chesterton Facebook Page by a fellow Chestertonian

I also have created a list detailing examples of the influence of Chesterton if you are interested, that I work on from time to time.

(Moreover, for a list of short GKC quotes, I have created one here, citing the sources)

"...Stevenson had found that the secret of life lies in laughter and humility."

-Heretics (1905)
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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Relationship between Power and Authority

From Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes:

Alexander Woollcott met Chesterton for lunch at a London Restaurant. Chesterton expounded on various philosophical topics, including the relationship between power and authority. "If a rhinocerous were to enter this restaurant now, there is no denying he would have great power here. But I should be the first to rise and assure him that he had no authority whatsoever."

BTW, for a passage written by Chesterton on this topic, see this link.

http://platitudesundone.blogspot.com/2011/10/tyranny-is-opposite-of-authority.html
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