H.L. Mencken's writing generally expressed his contempt for the general populace, who he referred to as "the booboisie." His writings, when not out and out curmudgeonly, were generally sarcastic and expressed derision as to how the general run of people think.
both parties in the democracy are unfit to rule.
Was it H L Menken? Yes, H L Menken (b. 1880) said ""No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public." --------------------------------- No, it wasn't. It is not a famous quote. Maybe you are thinking of "You can never underestimate the stupidity of the of the general public." Scott Adams, (American Cartoonist, b.1957) ==================== Yes, it was HL Mencken and it is a famous quote. "No one in this world, so far as I know-and I have searched the record for years, and employed agents to help me-has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people."
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H.L. Mencken most likely does not refer to a company but to an individual. H.L. Mencken is best known for writing best selling books that are sold worldwide.
Henry Lewis Mencken is not SIMILAR to EK Hornbeck.... EK Hornbeck is a fictional character that is based on Mencken. HL Mencken was the actual journalist that the Baltimore Sun newspaper sent to cover the Scopes monkey trial in 1925... Inherit the wind is a fictional film that is based on the actual trial, and EK Hornbeck (Gene Kelly), was a reporter from the Baltimore Herald newspaper.
H.L. Mencken's quote about both parties being devoted to proving the other cannot lead and leading to both of them being right is political sarcasm. He means that they are too busy wasting energy fighting each other instead of solving the nation's problems working together via bipartisanship. As a result, that makes them both unfit at ruling.
H. L. Mencken was born on September 12, 1880.
H. L. Mencken House was created in 1883.
H. L. Mencken was born on September 12, 1880.
H. L. Mencken died on January 29, 1956 at the age of 75.
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H. L. Mencken was born on September 12, 1880 and died on January 29, 1956. H. L. Mencken would have been 75 years old at the time of death or 134 years old today.
The address of the Mencken Society Inc is: Po Box 16218, Baltimore, MD 21210-0218
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