Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.

Quote by Gore Vidal

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Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without...

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he's been bought ten times...

By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he's been bought ten times...

The idea of a good society is something you do not need a religion and...

The idea of a good society is something you do not need a religion and...

I'm all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.

I'm all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.

The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but...

The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but...

Andy Warhol is the only genius I've ever known with an I.Q. of 60.

Andy Warhol is the only genius I've ever known with an I.Q. of 60.

Every time a friend succeeds, I die a little.

Every time a friend succeeds, I die a little.

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

He's a full-fledged housewife from Kansas with all the prejudices

He's a full-fledged housewife from Kansas with all the prejudices

What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more...

What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more...

Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a...

Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a...

Now you have people in Washington who have no interest in the country at all....

Now you have people in Washington who have no interest in the country at all....

We must declare ourselves, become known; allow the world to discover this subterranean life of...

We must declare ourselves, become known; allow the world to discover this subterranean life of...

The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.

The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.

By 1948, the Italians had begun to pull themselves together, demonstrating once more their astonishing...

By 1948, the Italians had begun to pull themselves together, demonstrating once more their astonishing...

Whenever a friend suceeds, a little something in me dies.

Whenever a friend suceeds, a little something in me dies.

The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of...

The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of...

There is something about a bureaucrat that does not like a poem.

There is something about a bureaucrat that does not like a poem.

Write something, even if it's just a suicide note.

Write something, even if it's just a suicide note.