The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine … - H. L. Mencken

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The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.

H. L. Mencken

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About H. L. Mencken

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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