"...when asked by The Times to write an essay on the theme 'What's Wrong With the World?', the infamously loquacious Chesterton's response was a letter reading in its entirety:
Dear Sirs,
I am.
Sincerely yours,
G.K. Chesterton"
Friday, March 4, 2011
What's wrong with the world?
from "Rebel of the Public Square: Neuhaus the Writer" by Benjamin Domenech in The City Spring 2009 issue:
"...when asked by The Times to write an essay on the theme 'What's Wrong With the World?', the infamously loquacious Chesterton's response was a letter reading in its entirety:
"...when asked by The Times to write an essay on the theme 'What's Wrong With the World?', the infamously loquacious Chesterton's response was a letter reading in its entirety:
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