H L Mencken

Under democracy, one...

Under democracy, one...

Under democracy, one party always devotes its chief efforts to trying to prove that the other is unfit to rule - and...

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It is the...

It is the...

It is the dull man who is always sure, and the sure man who is always dull.

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The truth is,...

The truth is,...

The truth is, as every one knows, that the great artists of the world are never Puritans, and seldom even ordinarily...

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Husbands never become...

Husbands never become...

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.

Source: A Mencken...

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Whenever you hear...

Whenever you hear...

Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for...

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Self-repect --The secure...

Self-repect --The secure...

Self-repect --The secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious.

Source: A...

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Faith may be...

Faith may be...

Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.

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Unionism, seldom if...

Unionism, seldom if...

Unionism, seldom if ever, uses such powers as it has to ensure better work; almost always it devotes a large part of...

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I go on...

I go on...

I go on working for the same reason that a hen goes on laying eggs.

Source: Home...

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Nothing is so...

Nothing is so...

Nothing is so abject and pathetic as a politician who has lost his job, save only a retired...

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I never lecture,...

I never lecture,...

I never lecture, not because I am shy or a bad speaker, but simply because I detest the sort of people who go to...

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The average male...

The average male...

The average male gets his living by such depressing devices that boredom becomes a sort of natural state to...

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It doesn't take...

It doesn't take...

It doesn't take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined leaders and a sound...

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One may no...

One may no...

One may no more live in the world without picking up the moral prejudices of the world than one will be able to go to...

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When women kiss...

When women kiss...

When women kiss it always reminds one of prize-fighters shaking hands.

Source: A...

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<Los Angeles is>...

<Los Angeles is>...

19 suburbs in search of a metropolis.

Source: In Webster's...

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Metaphysics is almost...

Metaphysics is almost...

Metaphysics is almost always an attempt to prove the incredible by an appeal to the...

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The older I...

The older I...

The older I grow, the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.

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Hygiene is the...

Hygiene is the...

Hygiene is the corruption of medicine by morality.

Source: Prejudices, The...

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The movies today...

The movies today...

The movies today are too rich to have any room for genuine artists. They produce a few passable craftsmen, but no...

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