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
Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates. Gore Vidal apparentlycandidatecost Change image and share on social
American history has fallen more and more into the hands of academics. Gore Vidal academicamericanfall 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
The Pentagon talks about our power to 'overkill' Russia ten times, twenty times, perhaps forty-eight times. For my tax money, it is sufficient to overkill them once. Gore Vidal fortymoneyoverkill Change image and share on social
You cannot deprive somebody of life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, because that is a right - constitutional right. Gore Vidal constitutionaldeprivehappiness Change image and share on social
To get people to do needed things is the perennial hard task of government, not to mention of religion and philosophy. Gore Vidal governmenthardmention Change image and share on social
The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return. Gore Vidal classdrudgegenius share on social
Fortunately, our audiences are used to a kind of boredom in the theatre, and if the writer is skillful, he will flatter them into thinking: 'Why, that's us up there, and aren't we - for all our little foibles - pretty nice guys and gals?' Gore Vidal audienceboredomflat share on social
