G. K. Chesterton Quote

There is nothing wrong with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all right; it is the ideal American who is all wrong.


in The New York Times, Feb. 1, 1931


There is nothing wrong with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all right; it is the ideal American who is all wrong.

There is nothing wrong with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all right; it is the ideal American who is all wrong.

There is nothing wrong with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all right; it is the ideal American who is all wrong.

There is nothing wrong with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all right; it is the ideal American who is all wrong.