It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world, as pastors teach, but idealism. Men get into trouble by taking their visions and hallucinations too seriously.
H. L. Mencken
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More quotes by H. L. Mencken
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- Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age.
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