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Today is the birthday of Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956), writer. He is best known for writing The American Language, a multi-volume study of how the English language is spoken in the United States of America and as the Sage of Baltimore. During his lifetime H. L. Mencken was considered one of the most influential writers in America.

"The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos." - H. L. Mencken

"Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood." - H. L. Mencken

"Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking." - H. L. Mencken

"The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it." - H. L. Mencken

"The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom." - H. L. Mencken

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