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Chesterton

American

[ches-ter-tuhn] / ˈtʃɛs tər tən /

noun

G(ilbert) K(eith), 1874–1936, English essayist, critic, and novelist.

Chesterton British

/ ˈtʃɛstətən /

noun

G ( ilbert ) K ( eith ). 1874–1936, English essayist, novelist, poet, and critic

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Chesterton observed, you can’t know which fences to remove until you understand why they were built.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

It invites a sense of gratitude—which Chesterton fittingly defined as happiness doubled by wonder—for the gift of life and the chance to live it well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Chesterton famously warned, it is folly to tear down a fence before discovering why it was built.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Ms Chesterton had a blood clot in her left leg, which led to her dying of a pulmonary embolism.

From BBC • May 14, 2025

He visited Bobby in the jail and gave him a copy of The Apostle of Common Sense, a book about the writer G. K. Chesterton, which covered various matters of religion and culture.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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