Quote by H. L. Mencken, The Impending Com

All the political seers and sorcerers seem to be agreed that the coming Presidential campaign will be full of bitterness, and that most of it will be caused by religion. I count Prohibition as a part of religion, for it has surely become so in the United States. The Prohibitionists, seeing all their other arguments destroyed by the logic of events, have fallen back upon the mystical doctrine that God is somehow on their side, and that opposing them thus takes on the character of blasphemy.http://www.mencken.org/text/txt001/elliott.leo.1998.mencken-01.htm

All the political seers and sorcerers seem to be agreed that

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This quote suggests that the upcoming Presidential campaign will be marked by bitterness, predominantly due to religious differences. The author includes Prohibition as a religious issue, as the Prohibitionists justify their stance by claiming Godâ€™s support. By resorting to religious arguments, which cannot be reasoned against, the Prohibitionists make opposition seem blasphemous. The quote implies that the intersection of religion and politics ignites tension and animosity, as individuals use their religious beliefs to pander to voters and justify their positions, even when these arguments are not logically sound.

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By H. L. Mencken, The Impending Com

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