Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidalwas an American writerand a public intellectual known for his patrician manner, epigrammatic wit, and polished style of writing...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth3 October 1925
CityWest Point, NY
CountryUnited States of America
effects himself kept magician matter public until view
Until very recently, the artist was a magician who did his magic in public view but kept himself and his effects a matter of mystery.
dismiss entirely politics
We are pleased to dismiss politics as entirely corrupt, if not financially, intellectually.
prevent shut
To prevent the theft of 'Ben-Hur's sets, guards were prowling the back lot long after production had been shut down.
authority control created food human necessary power preserve purify society
To preserve the human race, it is now necessary to reorganize society. To this end, an Authority must be created with the power to control human population, to redistribute food, to purify air, water, soil, to re-pattern the cities.
served veteran war
For the record, I'm a Second World War veteran and served in the Pacific.