Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free … - H. L. Mencken

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Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.

H. L. Mencken

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Henry Louis Mencken (12 September 1880 – 29 January 1956), known as H. L. Mencken, was a twentieth-century journalist, satirist, social critic, cynic, and freethinker, known as the "Sage of Baltimore" and the "American Nietzsche". He is often regarded as one of the most influential American writers of the early 20th century.

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Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good. - H. L. Mencken

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