You 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 Vidal

Apparently, 'conspiracy stuff' is now shorthand for unspeakable truth.

- Gore Vidal

There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party...and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. Republicans are a bit stupide…

- Gore Vidal

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

- Gore Vidal

We are the United States of Amnesia, we learn nothing because we remember nothing.

- Gore Vidal

At any given moment, public opinion is a chaos of superstition, misinformation, and prejudice.

- Gore Vidal

Politics is made up of two words: "Poli," which is Greek for "many," and "tics," which are bloodsucking insects.

- Gore Vidal

The Puritans left England for America not because they couldn't be Puritans in their mother country, but because they were not allowed to force other…

- Gore Vidal

There are a great many people who have a vested interest in maintaining the stupidity of the American public.

- Gore Vidal