Quote #10295
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence...
Category Archives: H. L. Mencken
Quote #10296
The world always makes the assumption that the exposure of an error is identical...
Quote #10297
For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations...
Quote #8465
Never let your inferiors do you a favor – it will be extremely costly.
Quote #6787
In the United States, doing good has come to be, like patriotism, a favorite...
Quote #6696
All successful newspapers are ceaselessly querulous and bellicose. They never defend anyone or anything...
Quote #6472
Philosophy consists very largely of one philosopher arguing that all others are jackasses. He...
Quote #6240
For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.
Quote #6114
The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They...
Quote #3968
Criticism is prejudice made plausible.