When I am dead, I hope it is said, 'His sins were scarlet, but his books were read'.
Hillaire Belloc
Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was a French-English writer, politician, and historian. Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist. Belloc was considered one of the most versatile authors of the 20th century. His Catholicism had a strong effect on his works.