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Henry Louis Mencken at his desk in 1920, the year he published the first edition of the biting satire The American Credo. (Bettmann/Getty Images)
Henry Louis Mencken at his desk in 1920, the year he published the first edition of the biting satire The American Credo. (Bettmann/Getty Images)