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Henry Louis Mencken Quotes

The argument that capital punishment degrades the state is moonshine, for if that were true then it would degrade the state to send men to war... The state, in truth, is degraded in its very nature: a few butcheries cannot do it any further damage. - Henry Louis Mencken

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There is no record in history of a nation that ever gained anything valuable by being unable to defend itself. - Henry Louis Mencken

Many an American Congressman comes to Washington from a district attorney's office: you may be sure that he is seldom promoted because he has been jealous of the liberties of the citizen. - Henry Louis Mencken

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