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A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar. H. L. Mencken. Freedom, Democracy, Politics. If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner. H. L. Mencken. Political, Promise, Missionary.
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A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest...
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H. L. Mencken (2009). “Prejudices: Third Series”, p.248,...
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306 Copy quote. The whole aim of practical politics is to...
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Apr 16, 2017 · 27 Scathing H.L. Mencken Quotes On Politics, Religion, And The American Public. By Alec | Edited By John Kuroski. Published April 16, 2017. Updated May 4, 2018. As democracy is perfected, the office of President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people.
- Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.
- A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.
- A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.
- Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
376 quotes from H.L. Mencken: 'I know some who are constantly drunk on books as other men are drunk on whiskey.', 'The older I grow, the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.', and 'As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people.
H. L. Mencken. Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. H. L. Mencken. Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. H. L. Mencken.
