Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., (1922-2007) American author Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-5] of 5 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. quotesKurt Vonnegut, Jr. QuotesKurt Vonnegut, Jr. Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.~ Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. All these people talk so eloquently about getting back to good old-fashioned values…and I say let’s get back to the good old-fashioned First Amendment of the good old-fashioned Constitution of the United States – and to hell with the censors! Give me knowledge or give me death!~ Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I consider a capacity for it absolutely vile!~ Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. But I know now that there is not a chance in hell of America becoming humane and reasonable. Because power corrupts us, and absolute power corrupts us absolutely. Human beings are chimpanzees who get crazy drunk on power. By saying that our leaders are power-drunk chimpanzees, am I in danger of wrecking the morale of our soldiers fighting and dying in the Middle East? Their morale, like so many lifeless bodies, is already shot to pieces. They are being treated, as I never was, like toys a rich kid got for Christmas.~ Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. We are what we pretend to be.~ Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print