Congress consists of one-third, more or less, scoundrels; two-thirds, …

H. L. Mencken
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Congress consists of one-third, more or less, scoundrels; two-thirds, more or less, idiots; and three-thirds, more or less, poltroons. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2012). Mencken Chrestomathy, p.622, Vintage
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