A court is the most depressing place on earth. Wherever there is a throne, one may observe in rich detail every folly an — Gore Vidal, Julian
A court is the most depressing place on earth. Wherever there is a throne, one may observe in rich detail every folly an — Gore Vidal, Julian
A court is the most depressing place on earth. Wherever there is a throne, one may observe in rich detail every folly an — Gore Vidal, Julian
A court is the most depressing place on earth. Wherever there is a throne, one may observe in rich detail every folly an — Gore Vidal, Julian
A court is the most depressing place on earth. Wherever there is a throne, one may observe in rich detail every folly an — Gore Vidal, Julian
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A court is the most depressing place on earth. Wherever there is a throne, one may observe in rich detail every folly and wickedness of which man is capable, enameled with manners and gilded with hypocrisy.

— Gore Vidal, Julian
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