I myself feel that our country, for whose Constitution I fought in a just war, might as well have been invaded by Martians and body snatchers. Sometimes I wish it had been. What has happened instead is that it was taken over by means of the sleaziest, low-comedy, Keystone Cops-style coup d'état imaginable.
— Kurt Vonnegut Modern

Slaughterhouse-Five

Share:

Details

Context

From his book 'A Man Without a Country'

Date / Period

2005

Category

Strange & Unusual

Source

https://books.google.com/books?id=8yYrKQEACAAJ

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

Found in 1 providers: deepseek

Method

Cross Reference

Sources Checked

1 source

More from Kurt Vonnegut

"And I say, 'If you're going to be a writer, for God's sake, write.'"

Controversial

"I don't know what it is about you, but you make me want to be a better man."

Humorous

"I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center."

Strange & Unusual

"The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable."

Strange & Unusual

"The only way to get through life is to laugh at it."

Humorous
View all sayings from Kurt Vonnegut

Get This Quote on Merchandise

Premium quality, printed on demand. Ships worldwide.

Don't see what you're looking for? Email us for custom products