Monday Ménage

H.L. Mencken. George Orwell. Julian Barnes.

As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. 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.

In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia. George Orwell.

The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonorably, foolishly, viciously. Julian Barnes.