H. L. Mencken? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: For many years H. L. Mencken was an influential and acerbic commentator with a national reputation in the U.S. His sharp witted and ferocious columns appeared in either “The Evening Sun” or “The Sun” of Baltimore, Maryland. Mencken’s low opinion of the general populace led him to … Continue reading Quote Origin: On Some Great and Glorious Day the Plain Folks of the Land Will Reach Their Heart’s Desire at Last . . .