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As democracy is perfected, the office represents...

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  • Sep 17, 2024

As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. 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.

H. L. Mencken, “Bayard vs. Lionheart,” Baltimore Evening Sun (July 26, 1920).