Ep. 0289: A Dangerous Dozen: 12 H.L. Mencken Quotes for the DHP’s 12th Anniversary

Believe it or not, CJ has been doing the Dangerous History Podcast for 12 years now! Despite many trials & tribulations that have caused him to be slowed down or even knocked down, he has always staggered back up to his feet, wiped the blood out of his eyes, and resumed fighting the good fight of spreading brushfires of freedom via historical samizdat; and, with your help, he intends to keep doing it for at least another dozen (or couple dozen) years more! To commemorate this anniversary, in this episode, CJ shares & expounds upon a dozen of his many favorite quotes from the early 20th century American writer & social critic H.L. Mencken, including the quote that inspired the title of the DHP. (He also opens & closes the episode with inspirational poems by Edgar Albert Guest that encourage perseverance.) **Like this episode?** Please consider supporting the show via Patreon! **You can also throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here:** https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted\button\id=D6VUYSYQ4EU6L **Throw CJ a $ tip via Venmo here:** https://www.venmo.com/u/dangerousmedia **Or throw CJ a BTC tip here:** bc1qfrz9erz7dqazh9rhz3j7nv696nl52ux8unw79z **Support the DHP via Amazon Affiliate Links (buy ANYTHING from Amazon using any of these links & CJ gets a small commission at no cost to you!)** - The Collected Works of Edgar A. Guest (“Don’t Quit” & “See it Through,” the poems that CJ read at the beginning & end of this episode, respectively, are by Edgar Albert Guest, who is one of CJ’s favorite poets & who is tragically underappreciated today) - Notes on Democracy by H.L. Mencken - A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writings - The Vintage Mencken: The Finest and Fiercest Essays of the Great Literary Iconoclast - The Underground History of American Education: An Intimate Investigation into the Prison of Modern Schooling by John Taylor Gatto - Falling Down (1993, starring Michael Douglas) **Additional Links** - Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon! - Other ways to support the show (including CJ’s PO Box address) - Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel - “The Ultimate History Lesson: A Weekend with John Taylor Gatto” (an extended, in-depth interview of the late, great critic of institutional schooling, conducted by Richard Grove of Tragedy & Hope) The post Ep. 0289: A Dangerous Dozen: 12 H.L. Mencken Quotes for the DHP’s 12th Anniversary first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.