Quotes by H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy

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We are here and it is now. Further than that, all human knowledge is moonshine. — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
We are here and it is now. Further than that, all human knowledge is moonshine. — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
The value the world sets upon motives is often grossly unjust and inaccurate. Consider, for example, two of them: mere i — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
The value the world sets upon motives is often grossly unjust and inaccurate. Consider, for example, two of them: mere i — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
All government, in its essence, is a conspiracy against the superior man: its one permanent object is to oppress him and — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
All government, in its essence, is a conspiracy against the superior man: its one permanent object is to oppress him and — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
One cannot enter a State legislature or a prison for felons without becoming, in some measure, a dubious character. — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
One cannot enter a State legislature or a prison for felons without becoming, in some measure, a dubious character. — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
A man's women folk, whatever their outward show of respect for his merit and authority, always regard him secretly as an — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
A man's women folk, whatever their outward show of respect for his merit and authority, always regard him secretly as an — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the p — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the p — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
I do not believe in democracy, but I am perfectly willing to admit that it provides the only really amusing form of gove — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
I do not believe in democracy, but I am perfectly willing to admit that it provides the only really amusing form of gove — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man. — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man. — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
In brief, the teaching process, as commonly observed, has nothing to do with the investigation and establishment of fact — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
In brief, the teaching process, as commonly observed, has nothing to do with the investigation and establishment of fact — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking. — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking. — H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy