"Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half."
-Gore Vidal
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"Fifty percent of people won't vote, and fifty percent don't read newspapers. I hope it's the same fifty percent.“
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"The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return."
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