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 VidalYou know, I've been around the ruling class all my life, and I've been quite aware of their total contempt for the people of the country.
Gore VidalThe word 'radical' derives from the Latin word for root. Therefore, if you want to get to the root of anything you must be radical. It is no accident that the word has now been totally demonized.
Gore VidalFrance is a nation devoted to the false hypothesis on which it then builds marvelously logical structures.
Gore Vidal