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What’s Wrong with the World?

QUESTION: Is it true that The Times once sent out an inquiry to famous authors, asking the question, “What’s wrong with the world today?” and Chesterton responded simply, “Dear Sir, I am. Yours, G.K. Chesterton.” ANSWER: This story has been repeated so often about Chesterton that we suspect it is true. Also, it seems it is

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Origin of 3 Acres and a Cow

QUESTION: Could you let me know the origin of Chesterton’s famous “3 acres and a cow” slogan, please? ANSWER: The slogan “three acres and a cow” dates back to the 1880s and was usually associated with Jesse Collings, a Devonshire MP and radical agrarian who promoted small holdings and land allocations. Collings became known derisively as

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