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Quote from H. L. Mencken,


"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."


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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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Government, Politics, Power

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