Notes on Democracy
Author | : H. L. Mencken |
Publisher | : e-artnow |
Total Pages | : 105 |
Release | : 2022-01-25 |
ISBN-10 | : EAN:4066338120519 |
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Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Download or read book Notes on Democracy written by H. L. Mencken and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Notes on Democracy is a critique of democracy. The book places political leaders into two categories: the demagogue, who "preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots" and the demaslave, "who listens to what these idiots have to say and then pretends that he believes it himself." Mencken depicts politicians as "men who have sold their honor for their jobs."_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_