Robinson Jeffers Quote

You ask what I am for and what I am against in Spain. I would give my right hand of course to prevent the agony; I would not give a flick of my little finger to help either side win.


Response in a pamphlet Writers Take Sides : Letters About the War in Spain from 418 American Authors (1938) by the American Writers League, which asked various authors: "Are you for or are you against Franco and fascism?".


You ask what I am for and what I am against in Spain. I would give my right hand of course to prevent the agony; I would not give a flick of my...

You ask what I am for and what I am against in Spain. I would give my right hand of course to prevent the agony; I would not give a flick of my...

You ask what I am for and what I am against in Spain. I would give my right hand of course to prevent the agony; I would not give a flick of my...

You ask what I am for and what I am against in Spain. I would give my right hand of course to prevent the agony; I would not give a flick of my...