“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it….” HL Mencken

H. L. Mencken
Journalist
Henry Louis Mencken was an American journalist, satirist, cultural critic and scholar of American English. Wikipedia
Born: September 12, 1880, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: January 29, 1956, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Spouse: Sara Haardt
Influenced by: Mark Twain, Friedrich Nietzsche, Ambrose Bierce, MORE
Quotes
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.
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.