G.K. Chesterton, that wise old sage.... truer today than the day he wrote it.
"All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change. If you leave a white post alone it will soon be a black post. If you particularly want it to be white you must be always painting it again; that is, you must be always having a revolution. Briefly, if you want the old white post you must have a new white post. "
This "torrent of change" we're seeing in the world today does demand a revolution.
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