Comments on: H.L. Mencken on Governments and Politicians https://theamericanmercury.org/2010/04/h-l-mencken-on-governments-and-politicians/ Founded by H.L. Mencken in 1924 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 15:09:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: Wayne simpson https://theamericanmercury.org/2010/04/h-l-mencken-on-governments-and-politicians/comment-page-1/#comment-2264 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 15:09:26 +0000 https://theamericanmercury.org/?p=470#comment-2264 Thanks a lot.

]]> By: Editor https://theamericanmercury.org/2010/04/h-l-mencken-on-governments-and-politicians/comment-page-1/#comment-2263 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 14:11:00 +0000 https://theamericanmercury.org/?p=470#comment-2263 In reply to Wayne simpson.

I eventually found it in Mencken’s Minority Report which is online here:
http://books.google.com/books?id=ZVD1AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA369&dq=%22for+the+urge+to+rule%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zsCyU6LIB4ujqAae14CwCQ&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBDgU#v=onepage&q=%22for%20the%20urge%20to%20rule%22&f=false

]]> By: Wayne simpson https://theamericanmercury.org/2010/04/h-l-mencken-on-governments-and-politicians/comment-page-1/#comment-2261 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 13:29:16 +0000 https://theamericanmercury.org/?p=470#comment-2261 I am trying to validate Mencken as the source of the quote “the urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.” You cite Prejudices: First Series, but I can’t find it there. Can you refer to a specific chapter to help?

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