The United States was founded by the brightest people in th… - 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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Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born Eugene Louis Vidal; (3 October 1925 – 31 July 2012), was an American writer of novels, essays, screenplays, and stage plays.

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