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H. L. Mencken

H. L. Mencken

Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, critic of American life and culture, and scholar of American English.

It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.
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Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution?
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Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
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It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods.
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A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.
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The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.
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The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.
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The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.
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All government, of course, is against liberty.
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Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
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