The difference between a young intellectual and a mature intellectual is this: the latter has the courage to take responsibility for what he says. It may seem like a small thing, but it is not. Young people are often logical and rebellious; they are capable of fierce and perceptive criticism; but more often than not, they lack the courage to voice it openly or to attach their full name to it. In short: they lack the courage to stand by them, much less to suffer the consequences of their provocation. Time passes, however. And the restraint it usually brings can be misleading in this regard: the mature intellectual, though he may seem more measured, is not afraid to see things through to the end.