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Chesterton’s answer at that time was the shortest of those submitted - he simply wrote: “Dear Sirs, I am. Sincerely yours, G.K. Chesterton”. In this collection he gives a fuller treatment of the question, with his characteristic conservative wit. (Summary by Wikipedia and Carl Manchester)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72655642</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:55:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72655642/what_s_wrong_with_the_world_g_k_chesterton.mp3" length="203989598" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>G. K. 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