<bq author="H.L. Mencken" href="https://taibbi.substack.com/p/temporary-coronavirus-censorship">[in America] the general average of intelligence, of knowledge, of competence, of integrity, of self-respect, of honor is so low that any man who knows his trade, does not fear ghosts, has read fifty good books, and practices the common decencies stands out as brilliantly as a wart on a bald head.</bq>