The idea that leisure is of value in itself is only conditionally true…

H. L. Mencken
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The idea that leisure is of value in itself is only conditionally true. The average man simply spends his leisure as a dog spends it. His recreations are all puerile, and the time supposed to benefit him really only stupefies him. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2013). Minority Report, p.86, Knopf
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