Quote#Children
I believe what really happens in history is this: the old man is…
Quote byG. K. Chesterton · 1874–1936
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: In The Illustrated London News (3 June 1922).
English (original)
I believe what really happens in history is this: the old man is always wrong; and the young people are always wrong about what is wrong with him. The practical form it takes is this: that, while the old man may stand by some stupid custom, the young man always attacks it with some theory that turns out to be equally stupid.
— G. K. Chesterton
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