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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

Chesterton, the Catholic apologist, is said to have remarked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 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

Ms Chesterton, from Salford, died after a blood clot was missed in two appointments with a PA whom she had believed was a GP.

From BBC • May 14, 2025

It feels less Darwinian than Swiftian; it calls to mind a long-ago dart attributed to G. K. Chesterton: when there aren’t enough hats to go around, the problem isn’t solved by lopping off some heads.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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