1880 - 1956
Henry Louis Mencken, commonly known as H. L. Mencken, was an American journalist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He is best known for his wit, acerbic commentary, and influential writings on politics, religion, and the American way of life, particularly during the early to mid-20th century.
The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.