# Quote — Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

> Reading the front page made me feel a lot better. Against that heinous background, my crimes were pale and meaningless. I was a relatively respectable citizen — a multiple felon, perhaps, but certainly not dangerous. And when the Great Scorer came to write against my name, that would surely make a difference. Or would it? I turned to the sports page and saw a small item about Muhammad Ali; his case was before the Supreme Court, the final appeal. He'd been sentenced to five years in prison for refusing to kill "slopes." "I ain't got nothin' against them Viet Congs," he said. Five years.

- Author: [Hunter S. Thompson](https://www.leafyquotes.com/hunter-s-thompson.md)
- Book: [Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas](https://www.leafyquotes.com/hunter-s-thompson/fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/hunter-s-thompson/fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas/reading-the-front

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