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(1925 – 2012) American writer and public intellectual known for his epigrammatic wit, patrician manner, and polished style of writing.

Decadent language

As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate.

Author Greg RavenPosted on October 5, 2020Categories languageTags Gore Vidal

“There can be no public or private virtue unless the foundation of action is the practice of truth.” — George Jacob Holyoake

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