"The sceptic ultimately undermines democracy"

The sceptic ultimately undermines democracy

(1) because he can see no significance in death and such things of a literal equality;
(2) because he introduces different first principles, making debate impossible: and debate is the life of democracy; 
(3) because the fading of the images of sacred persons leaves a man too prone to be a respecter of earthly persons;
 (4) because there will be more, not less, respect for human rights if they can be treated as divine rights.

― G.K. Chesterton

via The Transom

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