"The United States was founded by the brightest people in the country â€” and we haven't seen them since."

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Source : Gore Vidal (2013). “Gore Vidal's State of the Union: Nation Essays 1958-2005”, p.3, The Nation Co. LP

Gore Vidal

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“No government has the right to decide on the truth of scientific principles, nor to prescribe in any way the character of the questions investigated. Neither may a government determine the aesthetic value of artistic creations, nor limit the forms of literacy or artistic expression. Nor should it pronounce on the validity of economic, historic, religious, or philosophical doctrines. Instead it has a duty to its citizens to maintain the freedom, to let those citizens contribute to the further adventure and the development of the human race.”

Source : "The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen Scientist". Book by Richard Feynman, 1999.
“The greater the potential for reward in the value portfolio, the less risk there is.”
“Nations without a past are contradictions in terms. What makes a nation is the past, what justifies one nation against others is the past, and historians are the people who produce it.”

Source : "Mapping the Nation". Book edited by Gopal Balakrishnan and Benedict Anderson, 1996.
“Why does it have to be politics? Is there a dynamism to that world and a theoretical capacity to do things that draws many talented people? Absolutely. Are there other ways to be involved and lead an interesting life? Of course.”
“The fact my relationship with my son is so good makes me forgiving of my father and also appreciative.”
“Courses can, and should, incorporate the excitement and fun of programming games, apps or even real digital devices.”
“Pussy cat, ***** cat, I love you, yes I do. You and your ***** cat nose.”
“Whatâ€™s looming in the shadows of our ignorance and denial is a critique of civilization itself.”

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