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Written by Jason Lefkowitz on 2025-01-20 at 18:23

“As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”

— H. L. Mencken, July 26, 1920

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-sun-hl-mencken-article-26/21831908/

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Written by Jason Lefkowitz on 2025-01-20 at 18:35

It depresses me how much Mencken’s writing vibes with me today. He was my enemy, when I was young and we had not yet broken the world

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Written by Nick M. Velli on 2025-01-20 at 20:10

@jalefkowit It is a tragedy that the quote that so well describes our predicament comes from someone who had such a low opinion of democracy.

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Written by Jason Lefkowitz on 2025-01-20 at 20:11

@archroadkill We are doing a great job of living down to his expectations

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Written by Green Hombre on 2025-01-21 at 02:23

@jalefkowit

It did happen here.

Sorry, Sinclair.

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