Notes on democracy by H. L. Mencken
"Notes on Democracy" by H. L. Mencken is a political critique published in 1926. The book dissects democracy's failures, dividing political leaders into two types: demagogues who deceive idiots with lies, and demaslaves who pretend to believe those same idiots. Mencken portrays politicians as men who've traded honor for power. This fierce polemic attacks the democratic tradition through ridicule, though critics note Mencken's contrast between sordid reality and his imagined ideal society
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| Author | Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 |
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| LoC No. | 26019033 |
| Title | Notes on democracy |
| Original Publication | New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notes_on_Democracy |
| Credits | Emmanuel Ackerman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 57.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | JC: Political science: Political theory |
| Subject | Democracy |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 73150 |
| Release Date | Mar 12, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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