For the average American freedom of speech is simply the freedom to repeat what everyone else is saying and no more. - Gore Vidal

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For the average American freedom of speech is simply the freedom to repeat what everyone else is saying and no more.

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About Gore Vidal

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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Pen Names: Edgar Box
Alternative Names: Eugene Luther Gore Vidal • Gor Vidal • Cameron Kay • Eugene Luther Vidal • Katherine Everard • Eugene Vidal
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