The course of the United States in World War II, I said, was dishonest…

H. L. Mencken
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The course of the United States in World War II, I said, was dishonest, dishonorable, and ignominious, and the Sunpapers, by supporting Roosevelt's foreign policy, shared in this disgrace. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2012). Diary of H. L. Mencken, p.682, Vintage
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The course of the United States in World War II, I said, was dishonest, dishonorable, and ignominious, and the Sunpapers, by supporting Roosevelt's foreign policy, shared in this disgrace. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2012). Diary of H. L. Mencken, p.682, Vintage

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