That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be spared because of the busyness of writers.
Gore VidalAny American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so.
Gore VidalI'd say that Holland, Sweden, and Denmark are all better countries politically than the United States. The average person is far better off in one of those countries than he is in the United States and poverty of the sort that we have is absolutely unknown in Northern Europe.
Gore VidalI'd still like to be the President, of course, and I think the best way to do that would be to raise an army and seize the Capital. This strikes me as true democracy.
Gore Vidal