H. L. Mencken Quotes

Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend so much time making each other's speeches, that by the time election day is past there is nothing much to do save turn the sitting rascals out and let a new gang in.

H. L. Mencken

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  H. L. Mencken
  • Time
  • Past
  • Faith