Mises Daily
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Douglas French
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[Chapter 24 from Property, Freedom, and Society: Essays in Honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe .] H.L. Mencken described politicians as “men who, at some time or other, have compromised with their honour, either by swallowing their convictions or by whooping for what they believe to be untrue.” “Vanity remains to him,” Mencken wrote, “but not pride.”