Warning Against Fascism fridge magnet

"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).

We have placed his supposed words 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.