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QuoteWorld :: Age :: Henry Louis Mencken
Quotes by Henry Louis Mencken in Age category:
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"The typical American of today has lost all the love of liberty, that his forefathers had, and all their disgust of emotion, and pride in self- reliance. He is led no longer by Davy Crocketts; he is led by cheer leaders, press agents, word mongers, uplifters." 4.5000 average rating  
"To be in love is merely to be in a state of perceptual anesthesia--to mistake an ordinary young man for a Greek god or an ordinary young woman for a goddess." 4.8462 average rating  
"Legend: a lie that has attained the dignity of age." 3.0000 average rating  
"Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages." 3.0000 average rating  
 




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