From H.L. Mencken (1880-1956), American journalist, satirist, and cultural critic, A Book of Burlesques (1916):
An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it makes a better soup.
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From H.L. Mencken, American journalist and critic, Prejudices: Third Series (1922):
The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, and intolerable…
