Gore Vidal Quotes
In classical times, it was a capital offense to speculate upon the hour of a king's death or upon the identity of his successor.
The king would often walk alone or with only a few companions. His brother expressed concern about exposing the royal person to risk.
Quoted in somewhat different form by Richard Nixon
The revolution turned on many of its initiators including Vergniaud. He was guillotined along with other Girondists.
The king was found guilty and was decapitated, but not wearing a crown.
Drake named the land Nova Albion.
Eugene Luther Gore Vidal was an American writer and public intellectual known for his epigrammatic wit, patrician manner, and polished style of writing. Vidal was openly bisexual and his novels often dealt with LGBT characters, which was unusual at the time. Beyond literature, Vidal was heavily involved in politics. He twice sought office—unsuccessfully—as a Democratic Party candidate, first in 1960 to the United States House of Representatives (for New York), and later in 1982 to the U.S. Senate (for California).
