WRITERS I-Z > editor, satirist > H L Mencken

The one permanent...

Vendor: WRITERS I-Z

The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear -- fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety.

Source: Prejudices, 1919
-- 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.


(C)2024 Quotable Success - All Rights Reserved.

Quotable Success
Harrisonburg, VA