Gore Vidal Quotes About Latin

Quotes about: Latin

• The word 'radical' derives from the Latin word for root. Therefore, if you want to get to the root of anything you must be radical. It is no accident that the word has now been totally demonized.

  Gore Vidal

  Latin, Roots, Democracy

  Gore Vidal (2007). “Selected Essays”, Abacus Software

• Liberal comes from the Latin liberalis, which means pertaining to a free man. In politics, to be liberal is to want to extend democracy through change and reform. One can see why that word had to be erased from our political lexicon.

  Gore Vidal

  Latin, Mean, Men

  Gore Vidal (1992). “The Decline and Fall of the American Empire”

• The Americans only like things they can label, even if it kills them. Think of those poor Latin American writers. Some of them are very good. But the "magical realism" label has absolutely ruined them. The critics are like tourists who return from a trip saying they've "done" Machu Picchu: "Okay, we've done magical realism," so now we can throw it out.

  Gore Vidal

  Latin, Thinking, Done

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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