Maxioms by H. L. Mencken
For men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
For men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
It is impossible to believe that the same God who permitted His own son to die a bachelor regards celibacy read more
It is impossible to believe that the same God who permitted His own son to die a bachelor regards celibacy as an actual sin.
Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven.
Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven.
The more a man dreams, the less he believes.
The more a man dreams, the less he believes.
The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.
The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.
