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

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实际政治的全部目的就是通过用一系列无穷无尽的妖魔鬼怪吓唬民众，让他们保持恐慌并因此渴望被引导到安全之地，而这些妖魔鬼怪全都是虚构的。

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