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
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 pointremainslightly 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
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
It would be suicide in the American academy to show too early an interest beyond your doctoral specialization: charges of everything from charlatanry to ambition would be levied and tenure denied. I've seen this first-hand. Tony Judt academyambitionamerican share on social
I would say that I have become more radical as I have gotten older. I started out very radical when I was young, like most people, but I became less actively politically engaged in the middle of my life. Tony Judt activelyengagelife share on social
Healthcare reform is a paradigmatic case. It is self-evidently necessary and inevitable and has been on the agenda for 35 years, and the political class seems completely unable to respond to it. Tony Judt agendumcaseclass 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 grew up in a world where the social democratic state was the norm, not the exception. Tony Judt democraticexceptiongrow Change image and share on social
