No one in this world, so far as I know...has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people.

H.L. Mencken

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The masses

Author

H.L. Mencken

Source

Notes on Journalism Chicago Tribune

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Article Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1926 1920s 20th century

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Mencken, Henry Louis. "Notes on Journalism." Chicago Tribune, 19 Sept. 1926.

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Time
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