He said this at least 30 years ago.
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G. K. Chesterton
He said this over 77 years ago.
He said this over 77 years ago.
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... We were terrified
beyond all else by the disastrous state of human society today. For who can
fail to see that society is at the present time, more than in any past age,
suffering from a terrible and deep-rooted malady which, developing every day
and eating into its inmost being, is dragging it to destruction? You
understand, Venerable Brethren, what this disease is—apostasy from God, than
which in truth nothing is more allied with ruin…
Blessed Pope Pius IX
He said this about 150 years ago.
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Truism
The more things change,
the more they stay the same.
3 comments:
These men were not only smart, but wise. Everything is true, sadly.
i agree...
Everything old is new again...
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