It merely means that the politicians have two ways of milking the taxpayer where they had one before. — H. L. Mencken
Wealth – any income that is at least one hundred dollars more a year than the income of one’s wife’s sister’s husband. — H. L. Mencken
Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it. — H. L. Mencken
As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. — H. L. Mencken
To be in love is merely to be in a state of perceptual anesthesia — to mistake an ordinary — H. L. Mencken
In the united states, doing good has come to be, like patriotism, a favorite device of persons with something to sell. — H. L. Mencken
Philosophy consists very largely of one philosopher arguing that all others are jackasses. — H. L. Mencken
A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism — H. L. Mencken
We must respect the other fellow’s religion,but only in the sense and to the extent that — H. L. Mencken
The scientist who yields anything to theology, however slight, is yielding to ignorance and false pretenses — H. L. Mencken
Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as arcadia, santca claus, and heaven. — H. L. Mencken
In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me — H. L. Mencken
I believe in only one thing: liberty, but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it upon anyone. — H. L. Mencken