There are two kinds of Europeans: The smart ones, and those… - H. L. Mencken

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There are two kinds of Europeans: The smart ones, and those who stayed behind.

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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