H. L. Mencken Quotes

In human history a moral victory is always a disaster, for it debauches and degrades both the victor and the vanquished.

H. L. Mencken

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• In human history a moral victory is always a disaster, for it debauches and degrades both the victor and the vanquished.

  

  H. L. Mencken
  • History
  • Moral
  • Victory