On the eve of an American election, it's only fitting that we supply three choice quotes from the great H. L. Mencken:
- Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.
- A good politician, under democracy, is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.
- Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.
Happy voting (or not), everyone.
Max Borders is the editor of The Freeman and director of content for The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). He is also the author of Superwealth: Why we should stop worrying about the gap between rich and poor. This summer, he will be lecturing for FEE at Communicating Liberty.
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