To preserve the human race, it is now necessary to reorganize society. To this end, an Authority must be created with the power to control human population, to redistribute food, to purify air, water, soil, to re-pattern the cities. Gore Vidal airauthoritycity share on social
We are pleased to dismiss politics as entirely corrupt, if not financially, intellectually. Gore Vidal corruptdismissfinancially Change image and share on social
Temperamentally, I am suspicious of belonging to anything. When I ran for office, I debated seriously whether or not to run as an independent because I was not eager to be saddled with the Democratic Party, because any party label is committing. Gore Vidal belongcommitdebate share on social
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail. Gore Vidal failsucceed Change image and share on social
I'm not a conspiracy theorist - I'm a conspiracy analyst. Gore Vidal analystconspiracytheorist Change image and share on social
I am a novelist turned temporary adventurer, and I chose to write television, movies and plays for much the same reason that Henry Morgan selected the Spanish Main for his peculiar - and not dissimilar - sphere of operations. Gore Vidal adventurerchoosedissimilar 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
During the late '50s, I had worked on the script of Ben-Hur in an office next to that of the producer Sam Zimbalist. Gore Vidal 50sbenhur Change image and share on social
