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Quote from H. L. Mencken,


"Democracy is the theory that
the common people know what they want
and deserve to get it good and hard."


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H. L. Mencken (more quotes by H. L. Mencken or books by/about H. L. Mencken)


(1880-1956) American Journalist, Editor, Essayist, Linguist, Lexicographer, and Critic

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Democracy, Government, Humor, Politics

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