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The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.
-H. L. Mencken
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The Most Dangerous Man To Any Government

H. L. Mencken
The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.
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