American social arrangements, economic arrangements, the degree of inequality in American life, the relatively small role played by the government in American public life and so forth, compares to exactly the opposite conditions in most of the European societies.
Tony JudtIf active or concerned citizens forfeit politics, they thereby abandon their society to its most mediocre and venal public servants
Tony JudtI'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