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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

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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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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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It is impossible to underrate human intelligence – beginning with ones own. – Henry Adams

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We are in this business, whether it be intelligence or the government, to protect freedom, democracy and liberty, not to violate that. – John O. Brennan

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Christianity taught men that love is worth more than intelligence. – Jacques Maritain

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So that, to me, is important that audiences are treated with an amount of respect toward their intelligence. Most Hollywood films dont respect their intelligence. – Eriq La Salle

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