- Superior strength magnets (6.5cm x 9cm)
- Includes informative display card
- Designed and manufactured in the UK by The Radical Tea Towel Company
"Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health." These words are widely attributed to Albert Camus, although there is no definitive evidence that he came up with them. However, it's very possible they are a paraphrase of his writing: Camus was a staunch opponent of totalitarianism and fascism, as reflected in works like La Peste (The Plague).
His supposed words have been placed against a background of a painting by his compatriot, Claude Monet, adapted here to show flags of nations across the world. In the original (La Rue Montorgueil), all the flags are the French Tricolour and celebrate the Third Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1878.
It is worth remembering Camus' sentiments - if not his words - in the face of the rise of populist right-wing movements in recent years.