In a democracy, each party devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed and are right.

-H. L. Mencken

Assume that the democracy Mencken refers to is the United States. Explain and evaluate Mencken's statement.

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Andrew Chen

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13 August, 16:50

In a democracy, each party devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed and are right.

-H. L. Mencken

Assume that the democracy Mencken refers to is the United States. Explain and evaluate Mencken's statement.

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Maximus Kemp · Answer 1

He is saying that the two party system does more harm than good. Even though the government is meant to focus on protecting the people, it seems as if government is more focused on the the competition between parties.

In a democracy, each party devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed and are right.-H. L. MenckenAssume that the democracy Mencken refers to is the United States. Explain and evaluate Mencken's statement.

In a democracy, each party devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed and are right.

-H. L. Mencken

Assume that the democracy Mencken refers to is the United States. Explain and evaluate Mencken's statement.