Freedom of press is limited to those who own one.
H. L. MENCKENThe common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
More H. L. Mencken Quotes
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Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.
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There’s really no point to voting. If it made any difference, it would probably be illegal.
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The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.
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When fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.
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All government, in its essence, is a conspiracy against the superior man: its one permanent object is to oppress him and cripple him.
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It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.
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What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.
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On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
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Equality before the law is probably forever unattainable. It is a noble ideal, but it can never be realized, for what men value in this world is not rights but privileges.
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A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married.
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After all is said and done, a hell lot of a lot more is said than done.
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The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.
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In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.
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A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to Heaven brag about it to persons who will never get there.
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Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
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