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Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Today, neither Left nor Right can find their

Today, neither Left nor Right can find their footing. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: I don't believe in an afterlife. I don't

I don't believe in an afterlife. I don't believe in a single or multiple godhead. I respect people who do, but I don't believe it myself. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: I don't much mind being expelled from communities.

I don't much mind being expelled from communities. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Social democracy does not represent an ideal future;

Social democracy does not represent an ideal future; it does not even represent the ideal past. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: All around us we see a level of

All around us we see a level of individual wealth unequaled since the early years of the 20th century. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Inequality is corrosive. It rots societies from within.

Inequality is corrosive. It rots societies from within. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Politically speaking, ours is an age of the

Politically speaking, ours is an age of the pygmies. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: But I'm English. We don't do uplifting.

But I'm English. We don't do uplifting. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: But at least their provision was universal, and

But at least their provision was universal, and for good and ill they were regarded as a public responsibility. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: The narcissism of student movements, new Left ideologues

The narcissism of student movements, new Left ideologues and the popular culture of the '60s generation invited a conservative backlash. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: We are all the beneficiaries of those who

We are all the beneficiaries of those who went before us, as well as those who will care for us in old age or ill health. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Dialectics, as a veteran communist explained ... 'is

Dialectics, as a veteran communist explained ... 'is the art and technique of always landing on your feet. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: For the postwar peace, he preferred to minimize

For the postwar peace, he preferred to minimize direct government intervention and manipulate the economy through fiscal and other incentives. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Loss is loss, and nothing is gained by

Loss is loss, and nothing is gained by calling it by a nicer name. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: At a certain point, to remain slightly tangential

At a certain point, to remain slightly tangential to wherever I was became a way of 'being Tony': by not being anything that everyone else was. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: If active or concerned citizens forfeit politics, they

If active or concerned citizens forfeit politics, they thereby abandon their society to its most mediocre and venal public servants — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Israel today is bad for the Jews,

Israel today is bad for the Jews, — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: As citizens of a free society, we have

As citizens of a free society, we have a duty to look critically at our world. But if we think we know what is wrong, we must act upon that knowledge. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: History always happens to us and nothing ever

History always happens to us and nothing ever stays the same. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: open societies will once again be urged to

open societies will once again be urged to close in upon themselves, sacrificing freedom for 'security'. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: When you are in my classroom, you get

When you are in my classroom, you get everything from me. But you bloody well better give everything too. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Apparently, the line you take on Israel trumps

Apparently, the line you take on Israel trumps everything else in life. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: What, then, should we have learned from 1989?

What, then, should we have learned from 1989? Perhaps, above all, that nothing is either necessary or inevitable. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: We know what things cost but have no

We know what things cost but have no idea what they are worth. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: I don't believe that one should have one-size-fits-all

I don't believe that one should have one-size-fits-all moral rules for international political action. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: I do think we're on the edge of

I do think we're on the edge of a terrifying world, and that many young people know that but don't know how to talk about it. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: We need to rediscover how to talk about

We need to rediscover how to talk about change: how to imagine very different arrangements for ourselves, free of the dangerous cant of 'revolution'. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: The military system of a nation is not

The military system of a nation is not an independent section of the social system but an aspect of its totality. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Finding a homeland is not the same as

Finding a homeland is not the same as dwelling in the place where our ancestors once used to live. - KRZYSZTOF CZYZEWSKI — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Unsurprisingly, planning was most admired and advocated at

Unsurprisingly, planning was most admired and advocated at the political extremes. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: After 1945 what happened was rather the opposite:

After 1945 what happened was rather the opposite: with one major exception boundaries stayed broadly intact and people were moved instead. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: You don't have to be Jewish to understand

You don't have to be Jewish to understand the history of Europe in the 20th century, but it helps. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Albert Camus: If there were a party of those who

If there were a party of those who aren't sure they're right, I'd belong to it.
~(Camus, as quoted by Tony Judt) — Albert Camus

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Ask ... what it is about all-embracing 'systems'

Ask ... what it is about all-embracing 'systems' of thought that leads inexorably to all-embracing 'systems' of rule. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Thinking 'economistically', as we have done now for

Thinking 'economistically', as we have done now for thirty years, is not intrinsic to humans. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: I'm not sure I've learned anything new about

I'm not sure I've learned anything new about life; but I've had to think harder about death and what comes after for other people. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: However, there is something worse than idealizing the

However, there is something worse than idealizing the past - or presenting it to ourselves and our children as a chamber of horrors: forgetting it. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: That the state might exceed its remit and

That the state might exceed its remit and damage the market by distorting its operations was not taken very seriously in these years. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Values such as these derived from longstanding religious

Values such as these derived from longstanding religious or communitarian practices. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: The pleasures of mental agility are much overstated,

The pleasures of mental agility are much overstated, inevitably - as it now appears to me - by those not exclusively dependent upon them. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: All modern U.S. presidents are perforce politicians, prisoners

All modern U.S. presidents are perforce politicians, prisoners of their past pronouncements, their party, their constituency, and their colleagues. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Above all, the thrall in which an ideology

Above all, the thrall in which an ideology holds a people is best measured by their collective inability to imagine alternatives. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: By the late '60s, the culture gap separating

By the late '60s, the culture gap separating young people from their parents was perhaps greater than at any point since the early 19th century. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Unlike memory, which confirms and reinforces itself, history

Unlike memory, which confirms and reinforces itself, history contributes to the disenchantment of the world. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Words can make the illness a subject I

Words can make the illness a subject I can master, and not one that one simply emotes over. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: I've lost count of the interviews I've done

I've lost count of the interviews I've done about my illness and its relationship to my ideas and writing. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: I grew up in a world where the

I grew up in a world where the social democratic state was the norm, not the exception. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: If words fall into disrepair, what will substitute?

If words fall into disrepair, what will substitute? They are all we have — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: a political class deeply sensitive to its moral

a political class deeply sensitive to its moral and social responsibilities. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Today's schoolchildren and college students can imagine little

Today's schoolchildren and college students can imagine little else but the search for a lucrative job. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: It does irritate me when I am described

It does irritate me when I am described as a controversialist and commentator on Israel. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Reality is a powerful solvent.

Reality is a powerful solvent. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: Love, it seems to me, is the condition

Love, it seems to me, is the condition in which one is most contentedly oneself. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: I know exactly how and where I am

I know exactly how and where I am going to die. The only question is when. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: I can still boss people around. I can

I can still boss people around. I can still write. I can still read. I can still eat, and I can still have very strong views. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: We are not merely historians but also and

We are not merely historians but also and always citizens. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: These days, we take pride in being tough

These days, we take pride in being tough enough to inflict pain on others. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: My history writing was based on what I

My history writing was based on what I saw in strange, exotic places rather than just reading books. — Tony Judt

Tony Judt Quotes By Tony Judt: We must distinguish better than some of our

We must distinguish better than some of our predecessors between desirable ends and unacceptable means. — Tony Judt