“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”

About H. L. Mencken

Journalist • American

Henry Louis Mencken was a prominent American journalist, satirist, and cultural critic, known for his sharp wit and controversial opinions. As a columnist for The Baltimore Sun, he became one of the most influential...