I mean, yes, it was part of Chesterton's defence of Catholicism,; more specifically it was the opening to his defence of the traditional nuclear family. But it'

I mean, yes, it was part of Chesterton's defence of Catholicism,; more specifically it was the opening to his defence of the traditional nuclear family. But it's recognised more widely for espousing a (or the) basic principle of conservatism: don't try to fix things until you know if they're actually broken or not