Books: Books, Feb. 27, 1950

but this halt is likely to be only temporary: "We are too passionate, and too blundering," says Author McKenney, to settle down on "safe and comfortable plateaus." Moreover, as she observes in one of the most cutting remarks ever made about U.S. highbrows in general, "even for intellectuals . . . there is a strong, continuing rhythm of life."

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