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For some reason a nation feels as shy about admitting that it ever went forth to war for the sake of more wealth as a man would about admitting that he had accepted an invitation just for the sake of the food. This is one of humanity's most profound imbecilities, as perhaps the only justification for asking one's fellowmen to endure the horrors of war would be the knowledge that if they did not fight they would starve.
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It matters not what natural endowment a race may have if it prostitutes itself to the service of death.
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There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as effectual.
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Rebecca West
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Born:
December 21, 1892
Died:
March 15, 1983
(aged 90)
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Dame Cicely Isabel Fairfield, known as Rebecca West, or Dame Rebecca West, was a British author, journalist, literary critic and travel writer.
Known for:
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (1941)
The Return of the Soldier (1918)
The Fountain Overflows (1956)
A Train of Powder (1955)
Meaning of Treason (1947)
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