The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell the truth. (H. L. Mencken)

The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell the truth.

H. L. Mencken

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