Ultimately, totalitarianism is the only sort of politics that can truly serve the sky-god's purpose. Any movement of a liberal nature endangers his authority and that of his delegates on earth. One God, one King, one Pope, one master in the factory, one father-leader in the family at home.
Gore VidalBefore the cards that one is dealt by life are the cards that fate has dealt: one's family.
Gore VidalThe United States was founded by the brightest people in the country โ and we haven't seen them since.
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