E. L. Doctorow Quote

In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state... It's become a fact of life that governments have become very intimate with people, most always to their detriment.


Interview in Writers at Work (1988)


In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state... It's become a fact of life...

In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state... It's become a fact of life...

In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state... It's become a fact of life...

In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state... It's become a fact of life...