Quote #2416
The worshiper is the father of the gods.
Category Archives: H. L. Mencken
Quote #2417
Archbishop: a Christian ecclesiastic of a rank superior to that attained by Christ.
Quote #2418
Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious.
Quote #2387
Jury: a group of twelve men who, having lied to the judge about their...
Quote #2296
Puritanism is the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
Quote #2222
It is now quite lawful for a Catholic woman to avoid pregnancy by a...
Quote #2242
Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey cage.
Quote #2146
A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.
Quote #2052
College football would be more interesting if the faculty played instead of the students...
Quote #2065
Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth...