{"id":136877,"date":"2013-01-22T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T17:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/?p=136877"},"modified":"2013-01-23T13:49:07","modified_gmt":"2013-01-23T18:49:07","slug":"the-best-gore-vidal-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/quote-of-the-day\/01\/22\/the-best-gore-vidal-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Gore Vidal Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gore Vidal is to political commentary as the tetanus shot is to medical procedures. They&#8217;re both incredibly sharp, stinging and, well, strong enough to make you immune to whatever feral creatures you encounter in the woods or on Capitol Hill. A lifelong Democrat and vociferous opponent of American foreign policy, when the self-proclaimed &#8220;queen bitch&#8221; wasn&#8217;t criticizing American democracy, he was getting into well-publicized spats with other literary greats like Norman Mailer and Truman Capote. Here are some of this intellectual diva&#8217;s strongest penned punches.  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-reagans.jpg\" alt=\"Gore Vidal Quotes Reagan TV\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-reagans.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-reagans-200x149.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-democracy.jpg\" alt=\"Gore Vidal Quotes Democracy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-democracy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-democracy-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-democracy-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-democracy-cost.jpg\" alt=\"Gore Vidal Quotes Cost\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-democracy-cost.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-democracy-cost-200x112.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-money.jpg\" alt=\"Gore Vidal Quotes Money\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-money.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-money-200x120.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-corporate-grip.jpg\" alt=\"Gore Vidal Quotes Corporate Grip\" width=\"600\" height=\"759\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-corporate-grip.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-corporate-grip-158x200.jpg 158w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-corporate-grip-474x600.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-ruling-class.jpg\" alt=\"Gore Vidal Quotes Ruling Class\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-ruling-class.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-ruling-class-200x149.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-brightness.jpg\" alt=\"Gore Vidal Quotes American Brightness\" width=\"600\" height=\"909\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-brightness.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-brightness-132x200.jpg 132w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-brightness-396x600.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-aspirin.jpg\" alt=\"Gore Vidal Quotes Democracy Aspirin\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-aspirin.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-aspirin-200x112.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-decadent-societies.jpg\" alt=\"Gore Vidal Quotes Decadent Societies\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-decadent-societies.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-decadent-societies-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-journalist.jpg\" alt=\"Gore Vidal Quotes Journalism Truth\" width=\"600\" height=\"141\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gore-vidal-journalist.jpg 600w, 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They&#8217;re both incredibly sharp, stinging and, well, strong enough to make you immune to whatever feral creatures you encounter in the woods or on Capitol Hill. A lifelong Democrat and vociferous opponent of American foreign policy, when the self-proclaimed &#8220;queen bitch&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":136888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[262],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Best Gore Vidal Quotes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gore Vidal is to political commentary as the tetanus shot is to medical procedures. 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