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Almanac: H.L. Mencken on demagogues by Terry Teachout

"The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots. The demaslave is one who listens to what these idiots have to say and pretends to believe it himself." H.L. Mencken, Notes on Democracy Continue reading Almanac: H.L. Mencken on demagogues at About Last Night.

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 7:00am on September 25, 2020

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