In chapter 12, "The Earth in Anarchy" the five detectives are faced with what seems like the entire 'earth in anarchy'. Despite this, Dr. Bull refuses to think that a thing like this could happen. He insists that it is not possible that all the ordinary people could be anarchists despite the overwhelming evidence against that supposition... and he turns out to be right.
What do you think of this situation???? Do you think Chesterton is trying to teach us something... if so, what???? What do you think of Dr. Bull?????
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I think Bull's position reflect's Chesterton's cheerful and stolid faith in the common man; Dale Ahlquist insightfully calls Chesterton the apostle of common sense, and that is reflected in Chesterton's respect for the ordinary people who have that common sense. Chesterton always seems to be pointing to common, normal people as those who have a deep sense of what God and Truth really are...
I think you're right. And that makes me wonder: did Chesterton believe in democracy? I think he called himself a liberal (not the way the word is used now).
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