Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
H. L. MENCKENThe only thing wrong with Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was that it was the South, not the North, that was fighting for a government of the people, by the people and for the people.
More H. L. Mencken Quotes
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If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.
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A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
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When somebody says it’s not about the money, it’s about the money.
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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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Don’t overestimate the decency of the human race.
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The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.
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The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
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It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.
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When fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.
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The best teacher is not the one who knows most but the one who is most capable of reducing knowledge to that simple compound of the obvious and wonderful.
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Misogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another.
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Laws are no longer made by a rational process of public discussion; they are made by a process of blackmail and intimidation, and they are executed in the same manner
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The chief difference between free capitalism and State socialism seems to be this: that under the former a man pursues his own advantage openly, frankly and honestly, whereas under the latter he does so hypocritically and under false pretenses.
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You can’t do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.
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The ideal way to get rid of any infectious disease would be to shoot instantly every person who comes down with it.
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