Capitalism undoubtedly has certain boils and blotches upon it, but has it as many as government? Has it as many as marriage? Has it as many as religion? I doubt it. It is the only basic institution of modern man that shows any genuine health and vigor.

H.L. Mencken

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H.L. Mencken

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1928 1920s 20th century

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Mencken, H. L. "Editorial." American Mercury, July 1928.

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