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Gore Vidal: What ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ Means Today
“We would together constitute a new nation, founded upon ‘life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’ The first two foundation stones were familiar, if vague… ‘The pursuit of happiness’ is the real...
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They’re Supposed to Be Awful
Questioner: Was there more civility among politicians in the early years of the Republic? Gore Vidal: Well that’s not what they’re there for. Civility among politicians is oxymoronic – they’re...
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Gore Vidal: I Always Thought Lincoln Was Wrong
“I always thought Lincoln was wrong. I always thought the South had every right to go. If Lincoln had a high moral purpose — which has now been invented for him, posthumously, the abolition of slavery...
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Rioting in Understatement
“The two parties, which are really one party, cannot be put to use. They are the country’s ownership made carnival. Can the united action of individual citizens regain some control over government? I...
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