"Henry Louis “H. L.” Mencken (1880-1956) was a 20th century - TopicsExpress



          

"Henry Louis “H. L.” Mencken (1880-1956) was a 20th century American journalist, author, satirist, and social critic. Mencken was one of the most prominent American libertarians of the early 20th century. The son of German immigrants and early apprentice to his father’s cigar company, Mencken set out to become a professional journalist despite lacking connections or higher education. Ever the iconoclast, Mencken is known for both publishing the first English language book about the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, as well as serving as the primary correspondent to the 1925 Scopes “Monkey Trial”. Mencken represents the ‘Tory Anarchist’ strain of American libertarianism; a worldview that combined Anglo-American classical liberalism, aristocratic social sensibilities, and a brutal commitment to honest assessment of their contemporary culture." the-libertarian.co.uk/mencken-quotes/
Posted on: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 13:19:18 +0000

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