A liberal is a conservative who has been arrested.

Tom Wolfe

The Bonfire of the Vanities

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Topic

Criminal justice system Liberals and conservatives Liberals Conservatives

Author

Tom Wolfe

Source

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1984 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Wolfe, Tom. The Bonfire of the Vanities. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1987.

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