Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Many of the left-wing students who nearly toppled the French government during the mass demonstrations of May 1968 absorbed their radical politics from the writings of Sartre, but repaid the debt with condescension. When he tried to speak at a rally to express his support for the movement, someone handed him a note that read, "Keep it brief."

Sartre Redux, by Scott McLemee.
Chronicle of Higher Eduction Nov. 21, '03.

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