Quotation by

Gilbert K. Chesterton

A man who says that no patriot should attack the war until it is over... is saying no good son should warn his mother of a cliff until she has fallen.

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Chesterton is arguing that waiting until a war is finished before criticizing it is like waiting for harm to happen before giving a warning. He believes that people should speak out against the dangers of war while it is still happening, not only after the damage is done.

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