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Source: A Book of Burlesques Source type: book Document type: book chapter Document title: “The Old Subject” [chapter 12] Author(s): Mencken, H. L. Edition: New revised edition Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Place of publication: New York, New York Year of publication: 1920 Pagination: 213-19 (excerpt below includes only page 213) |
| Citation |
| Mencken, H. L. “The Old Subject” [chapter 12]. A Book of Burlesques. New rev. ed. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1920: pp. 213-19. |
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| Keywords |
| Leon Czolgosz. |
| Named persons |
| Leon Czolgosz. |
| Notes |
| The entirety of chapter 12 is comprised of forty aphorisms excerpted by Mencken from his own past writings. The item included below is the second aphorism in the chapter. |
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The Old Subject [excerpt]
The man who marries for love alone is at least honest. But so was Czolgosz.