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
Social democracy does not represent an ideal future; it does not even represent the ideal past. Tony Judt democracyfutureideal Change image and 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
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 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
The pleasures of mental agility are much overstated, inevitably - as it now appears to me - by those not exclusively dependent upon them. Tony Judt agilityappeardependent Change image and share on social
Why is it that here in the United States we have such difficulty even imagining a different sort of society from the one whose dysfunctions and inequalities trouble us so? Tony Judt difficultydysfunctionimagine 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 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
What has gone catastrophically wrong in England and the States is that for 30 years we've lost the ability to talk about the state in positive terms. We've raised a generation or two of young people who don't think to ask, 'What can the state do that is good?' Tony Judt abilitycatastrophicallyengland share on social
