Maxioms by Henry Louis Mencken
There is something even more valuable to civilization than wisdom, and that is character
There is something even more valuable to civilization than wisdom, and that is character
Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice
Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice
Science, at bottom, is really anti-intellectual. It always distrusts pure reason, and demands the production of objective fact.
Science, at bottom, is really anti-intellectual. It always distrusts pure reason, and demands the production of objective fact.
The worst government is the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics read more
The worst government is 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.
