“Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.” -Gore Vidal

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“Congressmen who willfully take action during wartime that damages morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled, or hung” ― Abraham Lincoln

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“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.”  ― Abraham Lincoln

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“The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.” – Gore Vidal

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The United States was founded by the brightest people in the country — and we haven’t seen them since. – Gore Vidal

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“As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying…

“As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests.”

-Gore Vidal

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“A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

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“Don’t blow off another’s candle for it won’t make yours shine brighter.” ― Jaachynma N.E. Agu

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“When one with honeyed words but evil mind Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.” ― Euripides

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“Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.” ― Gore Vidal, Screening History

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