HL Hell

The Last American Newspaperman

H. L. Mencken

1880-1956

Of all the escape mechanisms,death is the most efficient.

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Democracy is the theory that

 people know what they want,

and deserve to get it

good and hard!
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Journalists are, in the main,

extremely stupid,sentimental,

and credulous fellows --
because nothing is easier

 than to fool them --

because the majority of them

lack the sharp intelligence

that the proper discharge of

their duties demands.

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