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1、UnitSevenLibidofortheUgly--HenryLouisMencken(1880-1956)HenryLouisMencken (1880–1956)anAmericanjournalist,essayist,magazineeditor,satirist,acerbiccriticofAmericanlifeandculture,andastudentofAmericanEnglish.Knownasthe"SageofBaltimore",heisregardedasoneofthemostinflue
2、ntialAmericanwritersandprosestylistsofthefirsthalfofthe20thcenturyMencken’squotation: Acynicisamanwho,whenhesmellsaflower,looksaroundforacoffin.Mencken'sCreedIbelievethatreligion,generallyspeaking,hasbeenacursetomankind-thatitsmodestandgreatlyoverestimatedserviceso
3、ntheethicalsidehavebeenmorethanovercomebythedamageithasdonetoclearandhonestthinking. Ibelievethatnodiscoveryoffact,howevertrivial,canbewhollyuselesstotherace,andthatnotrumpetingoffalsehood,howevervirtuousinintent,canbeanythingbutvicious.Ibelievethatallgovernme
4、ntisevil,inthatallgovernmentmustnecessarilymakewaruponliberty... Ibelievethattheevidenceforimmortalityisnobetterthantheevidenceofwitches,anddeservesnomorerespect.Ibelieveinthecompletefreedomofthoughtandspeech...Ibelieveinthecapacityofmantoconquerhisworld,andto
5、findoutwhatitismadeof,andhowitisrun. Ibelieveintherealityofprogress. I-Butthewholething,afterall,maybeputverysimply.Ibelievethatitisbettertotellthetruththantolie.Ibelievethatitisbettertobefreethantobeaslave.AndIbelievethatitisbettertoknowthanbeignorant.Pe
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8、icandconcretewordsthatappealtothereader'ssenseofsight,smell,sound,tasteandtouch.thetitlethisisapieceofsubjective,impressionisticoremotionaldescri
