“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”
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Vidal, G. (n.d.). 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 [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/25369-as-societies-grow-decadent-the-language-grows-decadent/
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Vidal, Gore. “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” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/25369-as-societies-grow-decadent-the-language-grows-decadent/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Vidal, Gore. “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” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/25369-as-societies-grow-decadent-the-language-grows-decadent/.