H. L. Mencken
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I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.
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All government, of course, is against liberty.
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Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
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No one in this world has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.
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On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.