H. L. Mencken: "The whole aim of practical politics is…"

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El objetivo principal de la política práctica es mantener a la población alarmada y por tanto clamando ser llevada a la seguridad, amenazándola con una serie interminable de espantapájaros, todos ellos imaginarios.

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