Lieux De Memoire Quotes

“Lieux de memoire . . . 'exist because there are no longer any milieux de memoire, settings in which memory is a real part of everyday experience.' And what are lieux de memoire? [They] are . . . vestiges . . . the rituals of a ritual-less society.”
― Tony Judt, Reappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten Twentieth Century