American journalism like the journalism of any other country is predominantly paltry and worthless. Its pretensions are enormous but its achievements are insignificant.

American journalism like the journalism of any other country is predominantly paltry and worthless. Its pretensions are enormous but its achievements are insignificant.
H.L. Mencken

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We are in fact a nation of evangelists every third American devotes himself to improving and lifting up his fellowcitizens usually by force the messianic delusion is our national disease.
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the average man does not want to be free. he simply wants to be safe.
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American journalism like the journalism of any other country is predominantly paltry and worthless. Its pretensions are enormous but its achievements are insignificant. H.L. Mencken

American journalism like the journalism of any other country is predominantly paltry and worthless. Its pretensions are enormous but its achievements are insignificant.
H.L. Mencken