Envy is the central fact of American life. Gore Vidal americancentralenvy Change image and share on social
From April 1775 to July 1776, the undeclared war between England and its American colonies smoldered, flared up, appeared to sputter out... It was hardly, ever, a mass rebellion. Gore Vidal americanappearapril Change image and share on social
On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become a debtor nation, the American Empire died. Gore Vidal americanannouncecommerce Change image and share on social
When I say 'president,' I still mean Roosevelt - wisely, I think. Gore Vidal presidentrooseveltwisely Change image and share on social
In actual fact, I have always been a conservative cross, borne sadly by liberal friends. Gore Vidal actualbearconservative Change image and share on social
I'm exactly as I appear. There is no warm, lovable person inside. Beneath my cold exterior, once you break the ice, you find cold water. Gore Vidal beneathbreakcold Change image and share on social
Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either. Gore Vidal bookevidencefigure Change image and share on social
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
As for my support for Obama, remember that I was brought up in Washington. It was an all-black city when I was a kid. And I've always been very pro-African-American - or whatever phrase we now use. Gore Vidal africanamericanblack 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
