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"Governments, whatever their pretensions otherwise, try to preserve themselves by holding the individual down ... Government itself, indeed, may be reasonably defined as a conspiracy against him. Its one permanent aim, whatever its form, is to hobble him sufficiently to maintain itself."
![]() By: | ![]() 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 |
![]() Categories: | ![]() Conspiracy, Government, Individualism, Oppression |
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