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“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed{and hence the clamorous to be led to safety} by menacing it with endless hobgoblins, all of them imaginary."”
H.L. Mencken
“Hobgoblins know the proper way to dance: Arms akimbo, loopy legs askew, Leaping into darkness with delight, Lusting for the ecstasy of fright, Open to the charm of horrors new....”
Contributed by: Randi
Nicholas Gordon