It is true, as Sartre once wrote, referring to French Army atrocities in Algeria, that the real tragedy in our time is that any of us can be, interchangeably, victim or torturer. Gore Vidal algeriaarmyatrocity Change image and share on social
Nearly everyone who goes into a campaign is not only eager for the place he hopes to fill but for what might come after. Gore Vidal campaigneagerfill Change image and share on social
Andy Warhol is the only genius I've ever known with an I.Q. of 60. Gore Vidal andygeniushave Change image and share on social
There are so many things the people who take polls never get around to asking. Gore Vidal peoplepollthing Change image and share on social
I think there is an instinct out there to rid us of our masters. Gore Vidal instinctmasterrid 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
Americans are future-minded to the point of obsession. We are impatient at living in the present. Tomorrow is bound to be better... next year, next century, always what might be rather than what is. This trait in us makes for 'progress;' it also makes for a continuing dissatisfaction. Gore Vidal americanbindcentury share on social
By the end of World War II, we were the most powerful and least damaged of the great nations. We also had most of the money. America's hegemony lasted exactly five years. Gore Vidal americadamageend Change image and share on social
