Fear and Loathing in Las
Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American
Dream
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is
getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is
stupidity.
A little bit of this town goes a very long way. After five days
in Vegas you feel like you've been here for five years.
The Circus-Circus is what the whole hep world would be doing on
Saturday night if the Nazis had won the war. This is the Sixth
Reich.
This is one of the hallmarks of Vegas hospitality. The only
bedrock rule is Don’t Burn the Locals. Beyond that, nobody cares.
They would rather not know. If Charlie Manson checked into the
Sahara tomorrow morning, nobody would hassle him as long as he
tipped big.