International relationships are preordained to be clumsy gestures based on imperfect knowledge. – Rebecca West
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
Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience. – Rebecca West
Great music is in a sense serene it is certain of the values it asserts. – Rebecca West
After the Berlin Wall came down I visited that city and I will never forget it. The abandoned checkpoints. The sense of excitement about the future. The knowledge that a great continent was coming together. Healing those wounds of our history is the central story of the European Union. – David Cameron