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Quote by Rebecca West
It is a great pity that every human being does not, at an early st

It is a great pity that every human being does not, at an early stage of his life, have to write a historical work. He would then realize that the human race is in quite a jam about truth. – Rebecca West

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There is no wider gulf in the universe than yawns between those on the hither and thither side of vital experience. – Rebecca West

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The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots. – Rebecca West

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Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience. – Rebecca West

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Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to what he can in his old beliefs even when he is compelled to surrender their logical basis. – John Dewey

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History is the open Bible: we historians are not priests to expound it infallibly: our function is to teach people to read it and to reflect upon it for themselves. – George Macaulay Trevelyan

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Crafts make us feel rooted, give us a sense of belonging and connect us with our history. Our ancestors used to create these crafts out of necessity, and now we do them for fun, to make money and to express ourselves. – Phyllis George

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History
[T]he historian lays humanity on the couch. – Lynn White, Jr.

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History

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