Societal Decay and Language by Gore Vidal

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

Gore VidalQuote by Gore Vidal on the link between societal decadence and the disguising role of language.
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Gore Vidal was an American writer, screenwriter, and intellectual known for his sharp style and political essays.

Gore Vidal reflects on the connection between societal decay and the use of language to disguise actions.


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Gore Vidal quote about societal decay and the use of language

Gore Vidal (1925–2012) was a versatile American writer and intellectual who produced novels, essays, screenplays, and plays. He was known for his critical stance on American politics and society as well as his engagement in social and political debates.

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"As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests." Gore Vidal
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Quote about language decline and societal ruin by John MiltonCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"When language in common use in any country becomes irregular and depraved, it is followed by their ruin and degradation. For what do terms used without skill or meaning, which are at once corrupt and misapplied, denote but a people listless, supine, and ripe for servitude?" John Milton
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George Orwell quote about political language, euphemism, and making lies sound truthfulCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible... Thus, political language has to consist largely of euphemism, question-begging, and sheer cloudy vagueness... Political language [is] designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable." George Orwell
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Quote image featuring Allan Bloom on eros, language, and human connectionCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"The old view was that delicacy of language was part of the nature, the sacred nature, of eros and that to speak about it in any other way would be to misunderstand it. What has disappeared is the risk and the hope of human connectedness embedded in eros. Ours is a language that reduces the longing for an other to the need for individual, private satisfaction and safety." Allan Bloom
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