Q: If you find so much that is unworthy of reverence in the United States, then why do you live here? A: Why do men go to zoos? - H. L. Mencken

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Q: If you find so much that is unworthy of reverence in the United States, then why do you live here? A: Why do men go to zoos?

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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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Alternative Names: Henry Louis Mencken
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