You don't have to be Jewish to understand the history of Europe in the 20th century, but it helps. Tony Judt 20thcenturyeurope Change image and share on social
I'm regarded outside New York University as a looney tunes leftie, self-hating Jewish communist; inside the university, I'm regarded as a typical, old-fashioned, white male liberal elitist. I like that. I'm on the edge of both; it makes me feel comfortable. Tony Judt comfortablecommunistedge share on social
I believe that if we think back to the period from F.D.R. through, let us say, Bush I, until the end of the Cold War, we lived through an artificial period in which American interests and European interests essentially dovetailed. Tony Judt americanartificialback share on social
History can show you that it was one pile of bad stuff after another. It can also show you that there's been tremendous progress in knowledge, behaviour, laws, civilisation. It cannot show you that there was a meaning behind it. Tony Judt badbehaviourcivilisation share on social
I don't believe that one should have one-size-fits-all moral rules for international political action. Tony Judt actionfitinternational Change image and share on social
I went to live on a kibbutz, and I'd idealized the world of collective, agrarian work, where everyone was equal, everyone contributed, that all this awful European intellectual stuff just fell away. Tony Judt agrarianawfulcollective Change image and share on social
Apparently, the line you take on Israel trumps everything else in life. Tony Judt apparentlyisraellife Change image and share on social
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 afterlifegodheadmultiple Change image and share on social
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 boseatpeople Change image and share on social
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 actcitizencritically Change image and share on social
