Some have deplored Lincoln's indifference to Christianity. But it was not religion, it was religiosity that put him off. Gore Vidal christianitydeploreindifference Change image and 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
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
The United States was founded by the brightest people in the country - and we haven't seen them since. Gore Vidal brightcountryfound Change image and share on social
What other culture could have produced someone like Hemingway and not seen the joke? Gore Vidal culturehemingwayjoke Change image and share on social
I can't name three first-rate literary critics in the United States. I'm told there are a few hidden away at universities, but they don't print them in 'The New York Times.' Gore Vidal critichideliterary Change image and share on social
To prevent the theft of 'Ben-Hur's sets, guards were prowling the back lot long after production had been shut down. Gore Vidal backbenguard Change image and share on social