One horse-laugh is worth ten-thousand syllogisms. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2012…

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One horse-laugh is worth ten-thousand syllogisms. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2012). Mencken Chrestomathy, p.17, Vintage
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