Rebecca West Quotes about History

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History sometimes acts as madly as heredity, and her most unpredictable performances are often her most glorious.

History sometimes acts as madly as heredity, and her most unpredictable performances are often her most glorious.

Rebecca West

History, Sometimes, Heredity

Rebecca West (2010). “Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia”, p.97, Open Road Media

It is a great pity that every human being does not, at an early stage of his life, have to write a historical work. He would then realize that the human race is in quite a jam about truth.

Rebecca West

Writing, Race, History

... there has never been a period in history when there have been necessary killings which has not been instantly followed by a period when there have been unnecessary killings.

Rebecca West

History, Unnecessary, Killing

Rebecca West (1928). “The strange necessity: essays by Rebecca West”