Quote by Gore Vidal
Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half neve

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

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The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return. – Gore Vidal

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Government
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It is the spirit of the age to believe that any fact, no matter how suspect, is superior to any imaginative exercise, no matter how true. – Gore Vidal

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Age
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To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds. – Gore Vidal

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Birds
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I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics. – George Osborne

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I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didnt matter who was president. – James Carville

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When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were – to the very last minute – a chance to lose it. This is battle, this is politics, this is anything. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

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