All H. L. Mencken Quotes
It doesn't take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined leaders and a sound cause.
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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.
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I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant.
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It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.
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Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong.
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Puritanism. The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
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I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it upon anyone.
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Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time.
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When women kiss it always reminds one of prize fighters shaking hands.
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I never lecture, not because I am shy or a bad speaker, but simply because I detest the sort of people who go to lectures and don't want to meet them.
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The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line.
H. L. Mencken in
Life
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All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.
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The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is a bore.
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Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.
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