That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.
GORE VIDALI don’t even read most reviews, unless there is a potential lawsuit on view.
More Gore Vidal Quotes
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Why not just eliminate the federal income tax?
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The behaviour of President Bush on 11 September certainly gives rise to not unnatural suspicions.
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Every country should have at least one King Farouk.
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History is nothing but gossip about the past, with the hope that it might be true.
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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.
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Until very recently, the artist was a magician who did his magic in public view but kept himself and his effects a matter of mystery.
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The United States is a madhouse.
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Like the TV networks, once our government has a hit, it will be repeated over and over again.
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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.
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You cannot deprive somebody of life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, because that is a right – constitutional right.
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Both Marx and Christ agree that in this life, a right action is consideration for the welfare of others.
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Obama just came swiftly out of nowhere, which was a relief to those of us who care about the Republic, and at first he seemed a very good thing.
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The only thing that I react really violently to is being misquoted.
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I never said I was gay, because I don’t think anyone is.
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I remember the Bond movies when I was a child. They were silent then.
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