Hilaire Belloc: Essays. On Usury. Usury does not mean high interest. It means any interest, however low, demanded for an unproductive loan. It is not only immoral (on which account it has been condemned by every moral code-----Pagan-----Mohammedan-----or Catholic) but it is ultimately destructive of society.
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The Online Books Page. Online Books by. Hilaire Belloc (Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953) Online books about this author are available, as is a Wikipedia article. Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953: At the Sign of the Lion, and Other Essays From the Books of Hilaire Belloc (multiple formats at archive.org) Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953: Avril: Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance (Gutenberg text).Hilaire Belloc is considered one of the most controversial and accomplished men of letters of early 20th-century England. An author whose writings continue to draw either the deep admiration or bitter contempt of readers, he was an outspoken proponent of radical social and economic reforms, all grounded in his vision of Europe as a “Catholic society.”.Essays and criticism on Hilaire Belloc - Critical Essays. Hilaire Belloc enjoyed playing with various forms of verse while adhering to the ideals of the classics.
Hilaire Belloc, “The Catholic Sun” 57 Copy quote When one remembers how the Catholic Church has been governed, and by whom, one realizes that it must have been divinely inspired to have survived at all.Hilaire became a great scholar and writer of books, poems, and essays. This volume of essays was compiled by Belloc and focuses on cultural and historical issues from his own perspective, often contrasting a Catholic position with contemporary thoughts and attitudes.
