H. L. Mencken Quote

"The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me.
They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business
of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office.
Their principal device to that end is to search out groups who pant and pine
for something they can't get and to promise to give it to them.
Nine times out of ten that promise is worth nothing.
The tenth time is made good by looting A to satisfy B.
In other words, government is a broker in pillage, and
every election is sort of an advance auction sale of stolen goods."

by:	H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) American Journalist, Editor, Essayist, Linguist, Lexicographer, and Critic
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I love it, A great generalization to prove an accurate observation. The occupying statist theocracy infesting this land is defined well as a broker in pillage.  -- Mike, Norwalk
Menkin was a crank of the 1st order and typical of his age (time) he was certain he was right. While we all may at times think our gov. is out to "get us". Most of us aren't that important.  -- Carter, Madison,WI
Mencken describes very well the symptoms of a general disease that is parasitic in nature.  -- J Carlton, Calgary
The last 2 sentences really sum it all up.  -- Gary, Windsor

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