I always thought our fellow citizens were crazy about two things: ideas and fornication. This way and that, as it were. In any case, we shouldn’t judge them badly for it. They’re not the only ones – it’s like that all over Europe. I sometimes try to imagine what future historians will say about us. They’ll be able to sum up modern man in a single sentence: he fornicated and read the papers. After that robust description, I should guess there will be no more to say on the subject.
