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NullifyAndSecede 375 points ago +376 / -1

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary.

― H.L. Mencken

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BillBelichick 56 points ago +68 / -12

An awesome Mencken quote that is worth keeping in mind. It applies to climate change as much as it does to Mexican caravans. Stay vigilant pedes.

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FluhanWu 2 points ago +2 / -0

He did say "most.”