How long will the human race sweat under the superstition that, in order to be happy and useful and intelligent, it is necessary to believe in things? What nonsense indeed! Human progress consists, not in acquiring beliefs, but in getting rid of them.

H.L. Mencken

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Beliefs

Author

H.L. Mencken

Language

English

Time

1921 1920s 20th century

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Mencken, H. L. "Repetition Generale." Smart Set, Mar. 1921.

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