Gilbert Keith Chesterton Quote

"The life of a thinking man will probably be divided into two parts -- the first in which he desires to exterminate modern thinkers, and the second in which he desires to watch them exterminating each other. ... Suppose, for instance, there is an old story and a new skeptic who is skeptical of the story. We have only to wait a little while for a yet newer skeptic who is skeptical of the skeptic. He will probably find the old notion actually a help in his new notion. This process is an abstract truth applying to anything, apart from agreement or disagreement."

By:	Gilbert Keith Chesterton (more quotes by Gilbert Keith Chesterton or books by/about Gilbert Keith Chesterton)
	(1874-1936) British essayist, critic, poet, and novelist
Source:	Illustrated London News
Categories:	Censorship, Free Thought, Persecution, Skepticism, Truth
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