US-Elections in 1884
US-Elections in 1884
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Mbourgon everywhere @lemmy.world American Spectator, so probably H.L. Mencken wrote that.
He also wrote this: “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.”
32 0 ReplyRhaedas @fedia.io Damn, that quote is even better than Jefferson's. A more civilized FAFO.
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lugal @sopuli.xyz The old days when politicians didn't deny their scandals...
6 0 ReplyPeter_Arbeitslos @feddit.org OP The old days when politicians had scandales like having a pregnant girlfriend.
11 0 ReplyEczpurt @lemmy.world And these scandals feel way more tame than what we are used to seeing on the news nowadays.
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