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Quote, Unquote

Posted on April 10, 2026 by Jasper John MacKay

Explanations exist; they have existed for all time; there is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong.
~ H. L. Mencken

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Posted in 1947 - Quote, Unquote | Tagged H. L. Mencken

Quote, Unquote

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Jasper John MacKay

It is the dull man who is always sure, and the sure man who is always dull.
~ H. L. Mencken

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Posted in 1947 - Quote, Unquote | Tagged H. L. Mencken

Quote, Unquote

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Jasper John MacKay

If experience teaches us anything at all it teaches us this: that a good politician, under democracy, is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.
~ H. L. Mencken

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Posted in 1947 - Quote, Unquote | Tagged H. L. Mencken

Quote, Unquote

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Jasper John MacKay

Explanations exist; they have existed for all time; there is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong.
~ H. L. Mencken

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Posted in 1947 - Quote, Unquote | Tagged H. L. Mencken
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