Who said “What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.”?

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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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For academic work, cite the original where you can: Minority Report : H.L. Mencken's Notebooks (1956).

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Mencken, H. L. (n.d.). What men value in this world is not rights but privileges. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34450-what-men-value-in-this-world-is-not/

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Mencken, H. L. “What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34450-what-men-value-in-this-world-is-not/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Mencken, H. L. “What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34450-what-men-value-in-this-world-is-not/.

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