Quote by Rebecca West
There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass

There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence. – Rebecca West

Other quotes by Rebecca West

Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other. But it is not so widely realized that even less can one trust what people say about themselves. – Rebecca West

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Trust
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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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Art
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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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Astrology
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Other Quotes from
Intelligence
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One of the great intellectual failures of the American intelligence community, and especially the counterterrorism community, is to assume if someone hasnt attacked us, its because he cant or because weve defeated him. – Michael Scheuer

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Intelligence

People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel. – Andre Maurois

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Intelligence

There are so many things a large intelligence espionage organization can do to justify its existence, that people can get promotions for, because it could result in results. – Aldrich Ames

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Intelligence

The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence of the common mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force. – George Bancroft

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Intelligence

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