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Quote from H. L. Mencken,


"All government, in its essence,
is organized exploitation,
and in virtually all of its existing forms
it is the implacable enemy
of every industrious and well-disposed man."


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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

Categories:

Government, Hypocrisy, Oppression, Politics, Power, Tyranny, Exploitation

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