a lofty ideal …
White House will be adorned by
a downright moron
As democracy is perfected, the office [of president] represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move towards a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
HL Mencken in the Baltimore Sun (26 July 1920).
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