Congress no longer declares war or makes budgets. So that's the end of the constitution as a working machine.
Gore VidalObviously I'm in favor of protecting the rights of everybody: gay, black, women, what have you, American Indians.
Gore VidalPolitics is made up of two words: "Poli," which is Greek for "many," and "tics," which are bloodsucking insects.
Gore VidalIām exactly as I appear. There is no warm, lovable person inside. Beneath my cold exterior, once you break the ice, you find cold water.
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