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H. L. Mencken - In other words, government is a broker...
In other words, government is a broker in pillage, and every election is sort of an advance auction sale of stolen goods. (H. L. Mencken)

In other words, government is a broker in pillage, and every election is sort of an advance auction sale of stolen goods.

H. L. Mencken

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