Don’t Overestimate the Decency of the Human Race – H. L. Mencken

„Don't overestimate the decency of the human race.“

H. L. MenckenH. L. Mencken warns against overestimating the decency of humanity – a critical perspective on morality and society.
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Henry Louis Mencken, commonly known as H. L. Mencken in America, was an American writer, journalist, literary critic, columnist, satirist, and cultural critic of German descent.

A skeptical view on the moral integrity of humanity.


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Henry Louis Mencken (1880–1956) was an influential American writer, journalist, and critic of German heritage. Known for his sharp social commentary and satire, he addressed issues of culture, politics, and society.

Walter Lippmann quote about the decay of decency, human dignity, rights, and moral responsibilityCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"The decay of decency in the modern age, the rebellion against law and good faith, the treatment of human beings as things, as the mere instruments of power and ambition, is without a doubt the consequence of the decay of the belief in man as something more than an animal animated by highly conditioned reflexes and chemical reactions. For, unless man is something more than that, he has no rights that anyone is bound to respect, and there are no limitations upon his conduct which he is bound to obey." Walter Lippmann
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"No one in this world, so far as I know - and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me - has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people." H. L. Mencken
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