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I'm somewhat puzzled by your edits to the G.K. Chesterton article. While he was, by his own description, "orthodox", he certainly wasn't a Conservative. I have a digital anthology of his letters here with me (it is read-only, by the way) and to quote from an April, 1924 copy of the ILN, he said: "''The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected.''" I believe to describe oneself, if at all, through religious terms rather than political terms is and was an admirable trait, and we should continue that, when the subject and the source are one and the same regarding the analysis of his philosophies. [[User:MICasey|MICasey]] 17:26, 5 September 2009 (EDT)
I'm somewhat puzzled by your edits to the G.K. Chesterton article. While he was, by his own description, "orthodox", he certainly wasn't a Conservative. I have a digital anthology of his letters here with me (it is read-only, by the way) and to quote from an April, 1924 copy of the ILN, he said: "''The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected.''" I believe to describe oneself, if at all, through religious terms rather than political terms is and was an admirable trait, and we should continue that, when the subject and the source are one and the same regarding the analysis of his philosophies. [[User:MICasey|MICasey]] 17:26, 5 September 2009 (EDT)
::some good points and I will chew on them. I was following Russell Kirk, the leading historian of conservatism, who considers GKC a major conservative intellectual. the National Review's Bill Buckley was also a great admirer[[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 18:48, 5 September 2009 (EDT)
::some good points and I will chew on them. I was following Russell Kirk, the leading historian of conservatism, who considers GKC a major conservative intellectual. the National Review's Bill Buckley was also a great admirer[[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 18:48, 5 September 2009 (EDT)
:::Thank you for your consideration. Many scholars have described him as essentially "Catholic in his heart, and Conservative in his brain", to paraphrase. So perhaps a description of being a man whose practicality and sentimentality were aligned, and who's views have gained acceptance from many modern Conservatives. Feel free to include the snippet about William F. Buckley as well. Chesterton was very honest about his intellectual forebears, so it would be good to continue to, say, philosophical family tree. I leave the matter of editing and wording entirely in your hands. [[User:MICasey|MICasey]] 19:28, 5 September 2009 (EDT)