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Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.   Mencken, H. L.

Source: H. L. MENCKEN, A Mencken Chrestomathy, chapter 30, p. 616 . · This quote is about patriotism · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.


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Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 - January 29, 1956), better known as H. L. Mencken, was a twentieth-century journalist, satirist, social critic, cynic, and freethinker, known as the "Sage of Baltimore" and the "American Nietzsche". He is often regarded as one of the most influential American writers of the early 20th century.

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