During the Vietnam War, which lasted longer than any war we've ever been in - and which we lost - every respectable artist in this country was against the war. It was like a laser beam. We were all aimed in the same direction. The power of this weapon turns out to be that of a custard pie dropped from a stepladder six feet high. β¨ Vonnegut at 80. Interview with David Hoppe, www.nuvo.net. January 1, 2003.
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