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H.L. Mencken: "The State"

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Alan: Mencken's implicit opposition to collecting public revenue ignores the foundational fact that 
"taxes are the price we pay for civilization."

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In this passage, Mencken's appeal to "belief" is at variance with his routine criticism of belief.




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