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H.L. Mencken underestimating quote

"No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public" is the common misquote of a famous observation by H.L. Mencken. A recent post on QuoteCounterquote.com discusses what he actually wrote and why, then lists some of my favorite variations on this saying, like Politico columnist Tanya Snyder's quip: "No one ever went broke underestimating the ability of Congress to do its job." Here's a direct link to the post-> www.quotecounterquote.com/2019/05/no-one-ever-went-broke-...

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Uploaded on May 17, 2019