The whole curse of the last century has been what is called the Swing of the Pendulum; that is, the idea that Man must go alternately from one extreme to the other. It is a shameful and even shocking fancy; it is the denial of the whole dignity of the mankind. When Man is alive he stands still. It is only when he is dead that he swings.


Alarms and Discursions (1910)

G. K. Chesterton Quotes

The whole curse of the last century has been what is called the Swing of the Pendulum; that is, the idea that Man must go alternately from one...

The whole curse of the last century has been what is called the Swing of the Pendulum; that is, the idea that Man must go alternately from one...

The whole curse of the last century has been what is called the Swing of the Pendulum; that is, the idea that Man must go alternately from one...

The whole curse of the last century has been what is called the Swing of the Pendulum; that is, the idea that Man must go alternately from one...