Distributism
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Distributism is an economic theory asserting that the world's productive assets should be widely owned rather than concentrated. Developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, distributism was b
Self-portrait of G. K. Chesterton based on the distributist slogan "Three acres and a cow"
G. K. Chesterton
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Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an English Christian apologist writer. Chesterton's wit, paradoxical style, and defence of tradition made him a dominant figure in early 20th-century literature.
Distributism
…examples of the long-term historical viability of distributism. Particularly influential in the development of distributist theory were Catholic authors G. K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc, two of distributism's earliest and strongest proponents. The mid-to-late 19th century witnessed an increase in the popularity of…
Chesterton in 1909
Chesterton at age 17
Caricature by Max Beerbohm
Telegram sent by Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli (the future Pius XII) on behalf of Pope Pius XI to the people of England following the death of Chesterton