G.K. Chesterton, Eugenics and Other Evils: An Argument Against the Scientifically Organized State

The modern evil, we have said, greatly turns on this: thatpeople do not see that the exception proves the rule. Thus it mayor may not be right to kill a murderer; but it can only conceivablybe right to kill a murderer because it is wrong to kill a man.

G.K. Chesterton, Eugenics and Other Evils: An Argument Against the Scientifically Organized State

The modern evil, we have said, greatly turns on this: thatpeople do not see that the exception proves the rule. Thus it mayor may not be right to kill a murderer; but it can only conceivablybe right to kill a murderer because it is wrong to kill a man.

G.K. Chesterton, Eugenics and Other Evils: An Argument Against the Scientifically Organized State

The modern evil, we have said, greatly turns on this: thatpeople do not see that the exception proves the rule. Thus it mayor may not be right to kill a murderer; but it can only conceivablybe right to kill a murderer because it is wrong to kill a man.