These little books I write, such as The End of Freedom, about the post-9/11 political climate in the United States, sell in the hundreds of thousands of copies. Whereas, I hear novels on marriage are not selling. This is perhaps not the judgment of God, but it is certainly that of history.
Gore VidalNo reform ever came from the bottom, and it was always people who understood how the ruling class worked who turned out to be the reformers.
Gore VidalThe United States was founded by the brightest people in the country — and we haven't seen them since.
Gore Vidal