Chapter 18, Looking Two Ways (p. 426)
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My belief is that every man after fifty-five is always ill more or less.
— H. L. Mencken
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "H. L. Mencken" (Quotes, Mencken: A Life by Fred Hobson (1994): All page numbers from the trade paperback edition published by The Johns Hopkins University Press - Maryland Paperback Bookshelf, , 1st printing
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About H. L. Mencken
Henry Louis Mencken (12 September 1880 – 29 January 1956), 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.
About H. L. Mencken
Henry Louis Mencken (12 September 1880 – 29 January 1956), 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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