> People need to read some history. But they'll get distracted before getting around to it. Gore Vidal wasn't kidding when he used the words "United States of

> People need to read some history. But they'll get distracted before getting around to it. Gore Vidal wasn't kidding when he used the words "United States of Amnesia" in his essays. (Also, "our owners". Good stuff, tangy with aristocratic vinegar - acerbic, I believe the tasters call it.)