H. L. Mencken Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods."

by:	H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) American Journalist, Editor, Essayist, Linguist, Lexicographer, and Critic
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Categories:	Democracy, Humor, Election, Vote
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If you ask me, this quote is behind the times because who loses and who doesn't is already known as are the goods to be stolen. Who's the new president going to be in 2012? Just by seeing who the most popular candidate is. The party he/her belongs to doesn't matter as both parties are 2 sides of the same coin, such coin belonging to the elite bankers who pull the strings behind the curtains. -- Anon
-- J Carlton, Calgary
Ah they long for the wonderful days of surfdom... -- Anonymous, Reston, VA, US
-- Justin, Elkland
As he usually does, H.L. nails it , and the thieves are wiorking overtime every day inside the beltway. -- jim k, Austin
A very astute observation in the obvious. -- Mike, Norwalk
Perfect! Reston, we already have those days. -- RBESRQ
The present administration certainly lived down to this one. -- Anon
Only because the voters think they can hire someone else to point guns at those whose property they covet. When the people vote for money, then they have already sold their honor and their country. And that's exactly the type of citizen the government wants. -- E Archer, NYC