Ayn Rand is a rhetorician who writes novels I have never been able to read. Gore Vidal aynnovelrand Change image and share on social
Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith. Gore Vidal businesscountryfaith Change image and share on social
Policemen are seldom tried for their crimes, or indeed, held responsible for what they do, which disturbs the peace and causes distress among the orderly. Gore Vidal crimedistressdisturb Change image and share on social
Of all recent presidents, Clinton was expected to behave the most sensibly in economic matters. He understood how the economy works. But because he had used various dodges to stay out of the Vietnam War, he came to office ill at ease with the military. Gore Vidal behaveclintondodge share on social
Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so. Gore Vidal americanautomaticallydefinition Change image and share on social
Overcrowding in the cities is producing a collective madness in which irrational violence flourishes because man needs more space in which to be than the modern city allows. Gore Vidal citycollectiveflourish Change image and share on social
Most children tell themselves stories in which they figure as powerful figures, enjoying the pleasures not only of the adult world as they conceive it but of a world of wonders unlike dull reality. Gore Vidal adultchildconceive Change image and share on social
The behaviour of President Bush on 11 September certainly gives rise to not unnatural suspicions. Gore Vidal behaviourbushpresident Change image and share on social
There is a terrible garrulousness in most American writing, legacy of the old Frontier. Gore Vidal americanfrontiergarrulousness Change image and share on social
