Democracy is the art and science of Posted on July 4, 2016July 4, 2011 by admin “Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.” — H. L. Mencken Author: H. L. Mencken Category: art Tags: art, H. L. Mencken Spread the love Related posts: Personality is everything in art and poetry. Photograph: a picture painted by the sun What makes photography a strange invention is Great art picks up where nature ends.