On Fri, 27 Feb 2004, 11:43am -0800, I <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > H. L. Mencken wrote
> > (approximately) "For every complex problem there is a solution that is
> > clear, simple and wrong."
Peter Shenkin <[log in to unmask]> replied:
> I don't think Mencken ever said that; reference please.
In "Prejudices, second series" (1920) Mencken wrote:
"... there is always a well-known solution to every human problem --
neat, plausible, and wrong."
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