Maxioms by H. L. Mencken
It is only doubt that creates. It is only the minority that counts.
It is only doubt that creates. It is only the minority that counts.
Remorse is regret that one waited so long to do it.
Remorse is regret that one waited so long to do it.
No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
The only good bureaucrat is one with a pistol at his head. Put it in his hand and it's good-by read more
The only good bureaucrat is one with a pistol at his head. Put it in his hand and it's good-by to the Bill of Rights.
It is the invariable habit of bureaucracies, at all times and everywhere, to assume...that every citizen is a criminal. Their read more
It is the invariable habit of bureaucracies, at all times and everywhere, to assume...that every citizen is a criminal. Their one apparent purpose, pursued with a relentless and furious diligence, is to convert the assumption into a fact. They hunt endlessly for proofs, and, when proofs are lacking, for mere suspicions. The moment they become aware of a definite citizen, John Doe, seeking what is his right under the law, they begin searching feverishly for an excuse for withholding it from him.
