When I hear a man applauded by the mob I always feel a pang of pity fo…

H. L. Mencken
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When I hear a man applauded by the mob I always feel a pang of pity for him. All he has to do to be hissed is to live long enough. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2013). Minority Report, p.352, Knopf
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When I hear a man applauded by the mob I always feel a pang of pity for him. All he has to do to be hissed is to live long enough. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2013). Minority Report, p.352, Knopf

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