H. L. Mencken Quote
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| “I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant.” ―H. L. Mencken Source/Notes: "What I Believe" in The Forum 84 (September 1930), p. 139 |
| “Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.” ―H. L. Mencken Source/Notes: The New Poetry Movement - Prejudices, First Series (1919), Chapter 6 |
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H. L. Mencken
Born: September 12, 1880
Died: January 29, 1956 (aged 75)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Writer, journalist, satirist, critic
Bio: Henry Louis H. L. Mencken, was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, critic of American life and culture, and a scholar of American English. Known as the Sage of Baltimore, he is regarded as one of the most influential American writers and prose stylists of the first half of the twentieth century. Many of his books still remain in print.
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