The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.
— H. L. Mencken  ·  No category

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demagogue [ˈdɛməɡɑɡ] 词根: dem
n. 煽动者，蛊惑民心的政客;
💡 dem人民+agogue=agogos领导→引导人民进行政治运动的人→煽动者
"The demagogue has won people's support."
那个煽动者赢得了人们的支持。
近义：demagog
untrue ['ʌn'tru:;ʌn'tru:] 词频5
adj. 不真实的;不合标准的;不忠实的;非真;
"These accusations are totally untrue."
这些指控纯属捏造。
近义：liar, truthless, untruthful, weaselly, fake, distorted
preaches
v. 布道( preach的第三人称单数 ); 劝诫; 说教; 宣传
doctrines
n. 教条( doctrine的复数形式 ); 教义; 学说; （政府政策的）正式声明
knows
v. 知道（know的第三人称单数形式）
idiots
n. 傻子, 笨蛋( idiot的复数形式 ); 白痴

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"Love: The delusion that one woman differs from another."
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