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A strong hatred is the best lamp to bear in our hands as we go ove

A strong hatred is the best lamp to bear in our hands as we go over the dark places of life, cutting away the dead things men tell us to revere. – Rebecca West

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Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology. – Rebecca West

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International relationships are preordained to be clumsy gestures based on imperfect knowledge. – Rebecca West

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Now different races and nationalities cherish different ideals of society that stink in each others nostrils with an offensiveness beyond the power of any but the most monstrous private deed. – Rebecca West

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