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Quotes from Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia — Gore Vidal

1925–2012 United States

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Islam, Judaism, Christianity are the three great evils that have befallen the world.

Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2013)

Americans are farcical when it comes to force majeure and money!
Two things that they worship.
You can't expect a democracy from a society like this.

Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2013)

I complain about the United States not being Athens. I certainly say we are a very good Roman republic, and the lies are based upon the most advanced techniques of advertising, which is the only art form my country has ever created — the television commercial — and we sell soap and presidents in the same fashion. Once a country is habituated to liars, it takes generations to bring the truth back.

Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2013)

They already had contingency plans ready in case of terrorism, violence, whatever, which they had inherited from Clinton, who had put together some terrible legislation after Timothy McVeigh blew up the building in Oklahoma City.

Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2013)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Gore Vidal (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.