One has to accept pain as a condition of existence. One has to court doubt and darkness as the cost of knowing. One needs a will stubborn in conflict, but apt always to the total acceptance of every consequence of living and dying.

Each new book he wrote after he became an establiMorris Westd writer sold more than one million copies. Selected and arranged by Beryl Barraclough. He presented the 1986 Playford Lecture.

West's works were often focused on international politics and the role of the Roman Catholic Church in international affairs. Each new book he wrote after he became an establiMorris Westd writer sold more than one million copies.