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Henry Louis Mencken — Part 1
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et, of them $e aieply to throw off an attach that ‘Ge fast wrecking their. co
woe gharning sountry, and reducing 1 fo bankruptey. ‘The second is to
wo recover that hegeaony on the Continent of Farope which was thely chief
dg dividend from the last Yar te save Denccracy. An& the Shira te to re-
wy ~+ tain that hegaaay. vet dais waiek, Lene earned aforatine by long years of
pets es ss me Fest ‘te ‘pas sound. and heoey, * igaityine nothing. ce . a,
a Es * “sheee “aime torn cut to de Aifficale of attainuent —~ indeed, ispossidle =
"gf attainaent withoat # great deal ef help. The last Sine they went te -
‘the ream of busanity they had the aselatance of a large dand of fans
for Sreligion and morality, including Japan, Busela, France, Italy and . oe
_- Bomanfa, with the United States coming au ah the end to pay the cutstand-
ing billie, But this tine eoet of thace lovers of virtue are on the other
_ aide, and the reat are in no etate te lend « hand, go the whole worden
felis upon Unele Saylosk, Fire} he suet ‘be peared, and then he gust be
. The forner desideratun ie passer wesonass and the other wil
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