Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice,
like Painkiller X and Painkiller Y. But they're both just aspirin.
Gore Vidal
(b. 1925), U.S. novelist, critic. Interview with author Martin
Amis, published in Observer (London, 7 Feb. 1982).
The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations is licensed from Columbia University
Press. Copyright © 1993, 1995 by Columbia University Press. All rights
reserved.
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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PacMan
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Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Emulators
Home Automation
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