Any decade that transforms a sex kitten into a Maoist cannot be counted a success.

The 1970's really have a bad rap.  Not completely undeservedly.  But this probably is the most piercing criticism I have seen.  From Before the Flood by Andrew Ferguson.  A review of ‘Rock Me on the Water: 1974, The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television, and Politics’

In regard to Jane Fonda:

Any decade that transforms a sex kitten into a Maoist cannot be counted a success.