It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world but idealism. Men get into trouble by taking their visions and hallucinations too seriously.
Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase, ed. Keith Mohler, 1994.
-- H L Mencken, (Sep 12 1880-1956), US editor, satirist; He is known for his biting satire, insults, and debunking in The American Mercury, 1924-33.