The great artists of the world are never Puritans, and seldom even ordinarily respectable.

H.L. Mencken

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Topic

Artists Originality Middle class respectability

Author

H.L. Mencken

Source

Prejudices, First Series

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1919 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Mencken, Henry Louis. H.L. Mencken: Prejudices: The First, Second, and Third Series, edited by Marion Rodgers. Library of America, 2010, ch. 16, sec. 2. Originally published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1919.

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Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

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Freedom is always freedom for the one who thinks differently.

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Rosa Luxemburg
Source
The Russian Revolution
Genre
Political literature Historical literature
Language
German
Time
1919 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

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