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The Anglo-Saxon

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"The normal American of the 'pure-blooded' majority goes to rest every night with an uneasy feeling that there is a burglar under the bed and he gets up every morning with a sickening fear that his underwear has been stolen."-H. L. Mencken, The Anglo-Saxon (1923)The Anglo-Saxon (1923), is an essay by H. L. Mencken in which he criticized Anglo-Saxonism, a belief system of late 19th century and early 20th century promoting the superiority of English-speaking nations. Mencken, although he considered himself of true Anglo-Saxon ancestry, thought the American Anglo-Saxon to be inferior and weak.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781646793600
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 20
  • Udgivet:
  • 1. juli 1933
  • Størrelse:
  • 127x1x203 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 32 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 22. november 2024
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"The normal American of the 'pure-blooded' majority goes to rest every night with an uneasy feeling that there is a burglar under the bed and he gets up every morning with a sickening fear that his underwear has been stolen."-H. L. Mencken, The Anglo-Saxon (1923)The Anglo-Saxon (1923), is an essay by H. L. Mencken in which he criticized Anglo-Saxonism, a belief system of late 19th century and early 20th century promoting the superiority of English-speaking nations. Mencken, although he considered himself of true Anglo-Saxon ancestry, thought the American Anglo-Saxon to be inferior and weak.

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