Albert Jay Nock Quote on Political Euphemisms

„The glossary of politics is so full of euphemistic words and phrases - as in the nature of things it must be - that one would suppose politicians must sometimes strain their wits to coin them.“

Albert Jay NockAlbert Jay Nock on the abundant use of euphemistic expressions in political language and their deliberate invention.
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Albert Jay Nock was an American libertarian author, editor, educational theorist, Georgist, and social critic.

Albert Jay Nock criticizes the use of euphemisms in political language as deliberate obfuscation.


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Albert Jay Nock quote about the euphemistic language of politics

Albert Jay Nock (1870–1945) was a prominent American writer and social critic known for his libertarian views and critique of the state. He was also an editor and educational theorist and supported the economic philosophy of Georgism.

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