I don't much mind being expelled from communities. Tony Judt communityexpelmind Change image and share on social
What I am against is false optimism: the notion either that things have to go well, or else that they tend to, or else that the default condition of historical trajectories is characteristically beneficial in the long-run. Tony Judt beneficialcharacteristicallycondition share on social
I know exactly how and where I am going to die. The only question is when. Tony Judt diequestion Change image and share on social
I don't want to be the passively alert vegetable in the corner that takes in everything but can't communicate, which I think would suck a lot of life out of my family without giving very much to me. Tony Judt alertcommunicatecorner Change image and share on social
I've lost count of the interviews I've done about my illness and its relationship to my ideas and writing. Tony Judt counthaveidea Change image and 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
For Europe to play a part in the world on the scale of its wealth and its population and its capacities, Europe has to be united in some way, and Europe is not united. Tony Judt capacityeuropepart Change image and share on social
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 edgepeopletalk Change image and share on social
If we have learned nothing else from the 20th century, we should at least have grasped that the more perfect the answer, the more terrifying its consequences. Incremental improvements upon unsatisfactory circumstances are the best that we can hope for, and probably all we should seek. Tony Judt 20thanswercentury share on social
