H. L. Mencken Quotes
Nothing is so abject and pathetic as a politician who has lost his job, save only a retired stud-horse.
H. L. Mencken, 1880-1956, Journalist, Sententiae: The Citizen and the State, 1949
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That is not terribly different from other democracies including the United States.
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He had knocked out Joe Louis earlier. Hitler and the Nazi propaganda machine promoted the championship fight to prove their racial policies. Schmelling was Aryan—the Master Race of the World according to the Nazis while Joe Louis, a Black American, was considered to be an untermenchen—a lower man. For the two boxers, this was all nonsense, but symbolically this boxing match was a geopolitical event. Louis won by a knockout in a minute and a half of the first round and for a while the German racial propaganda machine was silenced.
Henry Louis Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. His satirical reporting on the Scopes Trial, which he dubbed the "Monkey Trial," also gained him attention.
