I think there is an instinct out there to rid us of our masters. Gore Vidal instinctmasterrid Change image and share on social
World War II made prosperous the United States, which had been undergoing a depression for a dozen years, and made very rich those magnates and their managers who govern the republic - with many a wink - in the people's name. Gore Vidal depressiondozengovern share on social
Americans are future-minded to the point of obsession. We are impatient at living in the present. Tomorrow is bound to be better... next year, next century, always what might be rather than what is. This trait in us makes for 'progress;' it also makes for a continuing dissatisfaction. Gore Vidal americanbindcentury share on social
By the end of World War II, we were the most powerful and least damaged of the great nations. We also had most of the money. America's hegemony lasted exactly five years. Gore Vidal americadamageend Change image and share on social
I'm all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults. Gore Vidal adultbackbirch Change image and share on social
Friends, there is no Left in American politics. Gore Vidal americanfriendleave Change image and share on social
Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale. Gore Vidal briberydemocracyform Change image and share on social
By 1939, the Depression was back. Unemployment was huge. Roosevelt didn't have any quick fix. Remember, the New Deal, Works Progress Administration, and Civilian Conservation Corps - all that happened years before. Roosevelt was riding a storm. Gore Vidal administrationbackcivilian share on social
'The Turner Diaries' is a racist daydream by a former physics teacher writing under the pseudonym Andrew Macdonald. Gore Vidal andrewdaydreamdiary Change image and share on social
