Fallen Idols Quotes

“The statue of Stalin’s boots that now stands in Budapest is not only a statue of a statue; it is a statue that commemorates the pulling down of a statue.”
― Alex von Tunzelmann, Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History

“Germany proves that removing statues does not erase history, nor cause it to be forgotten. If anything, it may have the opposite effect.”
― Alex von Tunzelmann, Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History

“Statues are not neutral, and do not exist in vacuums. Our reactions to them depend on who they commemorate, who put them up, who defends them, who pulls them down, and why.”
― Alex von Tunzelmann, Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History