Any critic is entitled to wrong judgments, of course. But certain lapses of judgment indicate the radical failure of an entire sensibility.

Summary

This quote emphasizes that while critics have the right to hold differing opinions and make mistakes, there are certain instances where their judgments reflect a larger and fundamental inability to understand or appreciate a subject. It suggests that some lapses in judgment go beyond personal biases and indicate a profound deficiency in their overall perspective or sensibility. In other words, it suggests that there are errors of judgment that reveal a critic's substantial failure to comprehend the essence or value of something they are assessing.

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