H. L. Mencken Quotes
Truth - Something somehow discreditable to someone.
Mencken, H. L. A Little Book in C Major. John Lane Company, 1916, p. 23.
Many politicians attempt to use the media to twist events so that they favor their program or party and attack any journalist who questions their version of reality or the truth. Although most journalists will let interviewees have their say without any comment, there are a few who take Koppel’s point of view.
Armstrong observed that the notion was not original with him but with Edmund Burke. See {610721}.
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.
