The Beginning of the End Quotes

“The young fought for a future, against the present, and have resurrected a glorious past.”
― Angelo Quattrocchi, The Beginning of the End: France, May 1968

“Society is a carnivorous flower.”
― Angelo Quattrocchi, The Beginning of the End: France, May 1968

“They fight for their shilling, we fight for ideas.”
― Angelo Quattrocchi, The Beginning of the End: France, May 1968

“Society is a plastic flower. The mould is old. fresh sprays of colour are added.
Plastic flowers do not fade. They melt under heat.”
― Angelo Quattrocchi, The Beginning of the End: France, May 1968

“Students are economically blackmailed by their families, mentally repressed by the teaching system, but within reach of the
tools of understanding.”
― Angelo Quattrocchi, The Beginning of the End: France, May 1968

“Telly, the opium of the masses, but also the self- inflicted masochism of the intellectuals.”
― Angelo Quattrocchi, The Beginning of the End: France, May 1968

“The police come, force the students out, tie them up, hands behind
their necks (Vietcong photos?) and search them for weapons.”
― Angelo Quattrocchi, The Beginning of the End: France, May 1968