Tony Judt Quote

If the era of political irresponsibility in France lasted from 1918 to 1958, the age of moral irresponsibility may be said to have begun in the mid-thirties and endured for the best part of four decades.

Introduction: The Misjudgment of Paris - The Burden of Responsibility: Blum, Camus, Aron, and the French Twentieth Century (1998)