Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a seri…

H. L. Mencken
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Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque caricatures of himself. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2012). Mencken Chrestomathy, p.15, Vintage
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