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H.L. Mencken [View all]
It’s important to note that Mencken was not only a journalist but also a satirist and it was he who in July of 1925 dubbed the Scopes Trial “The Monkey Trial”
The actual second half of the original quote:
"On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron”
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