What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more and more popular: the loose putting down of opinions as though they were facts, and the treating of facts as though they were opinions.

Quote by Gore Vidal

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Until the rise of American advertising, it never occurred to anyone anywhere in the world...

Until the rise of American advertising, it never occurred to anyone anywhere in the world...

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...

Trust a nitwit society like this one to think that there are only two categories...

Trust a nitwit society like this one to think that there are only two categories...

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...

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the...

The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the...

It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

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...

All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.

All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.

There is no such thing as a homosexual or a heterosexual person. There are only...

There is no such thing as a homosexual or a heterosexual person. There are only...

There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do...

There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do...

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

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

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

It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one...

It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one...

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

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

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

I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.

I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.

Religions sprang up among men to deal with the sometimes terrifying aspects of existence, to...

Religions sprang up among men to deal with the sometimes terrifying aspects of existence, to...

Religion is the last refuge of human savagery

Religion is the last refuge of human savagery

People who change their religion should face the death penalty.

People who change their religion should face the death penalty.