"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".
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary".
H. L. Mencken
Was he able to see the future or was he just smarter than the average bear?