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Ben Pinchot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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“I believe it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant.”
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-H. L. Mencken
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Listen to the 1995 recording of pianist Hank Jones and bassist Charlie Haden performing “We Shall Overcome” [Universal Music Group]
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Click here to visit H.L. Mencken’s Wikipedia page
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