Who said “A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably…”?

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H. L. Mencken. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceMinority Report : H.L. Mencken's Notebooks (1956)

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“A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable.”
— H. L. Mencken
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Mencken, H. L. (n.d.). A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/31732-a-society-made-up-of-individuals-who-were/

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Mencken, H. L. “A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/31732-a-society-made-up-of-individuals-who-were/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Mencken, H. L. “A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/31732-a-society-made-up-of-individuals-who-were/.

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