The automatic reaction of practically any young person is, at once, against authority. That, I think, began in the First World War because of the trenches, and the incompetence of the people on all fronts. I think that a terrible bitterness and anger began there, which led to communism. And now it feeds terrorism. Anyway, that's my thesis. It's very oversimplified, as you can see.


Salon interview (1997)

Doris Lessing Quotes

The automatic reaction of practically any young person is, at once, against authority. That, I think, began in the First World War because of the...

The automatic reaction of practically any young person is, at once, against authority. That, I think, began in the First World War because of the...

The automatic reaction of practically any young person is, at once, against authority. That, I think, began in the First World War because of the...

The automatic reaction of practically any young person is, at once, against authority. That, I think, began in the First World War because of the...