The notion that anything is gained by fixing a language in a groove is cherished only by pedants. H. L. Mencken More Quotes by H. L. Mencken More Quotes From H. L. Mencken Religion deserves no more respect than a pile of garbage. H. L. Mencken garbage atheist deserve If what I may believe - about gall-stones, the Constitution, castor oil, or God - is conditioned by law, then I am not a free man. H. L. Mencken law men believe I well recall my horror when I heard for the first time, of a journalist who had laid in a pair of what were then called bicycle pants and taken to golf; it was as if I had encountered a studhorse with his hair done up in frizzes, and pink bowknots peeking out of them. It seemed, in some vague way, ignominious, and even a bit indelicate. H. L. Mencken taken hair golf The instant I reach Heaven, I'm going to speak to God very sharply. H. L. Mencken instant speak heaven Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good. H. L. Mencken freedom wise men Deep within the heart of every evangelist lies the wreck of a car salesman. H. L. Mencken car heart lying Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't they'd be married too. H. L. Mencken marriage anniversary funny The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office. H. L. Mencken political office men Richard Strauss--Old Home Week in Gomorrah H. L. Mencken musician music home Christian - One who is willing to serve three Gods, but draws the line at one wife. H. L. Mencken wife christian religion Capitalism undoubtedly has certain boils and blotches upon it, but has it as many as government? Has it as many as marriage? Has it as many as religion? I doubt it. It is the only basic institution of modern man that shows any genuine health and vigor. H. L. Mencken vigor doubt men When fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression. H. L. Mencken limits war peace The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line. H. L. Mencken spiritual war life When women kiss it always reminds one of prize fighters shaking hands. H. L. Mencken women humor funny To every complex question there is a simple answer and it is wrong. H. L. Mencken simple answers thinking Whenever "A" attempts by law to impose his moral standards upon "B," "A" is most likely a scoundrel. H. L. Mencken government war life Since the early days, [the church] has thrown itself violently against every effort to liberate the body and mind of man. It has been, at all times and everywhere, the habitual and incorrigible defender of bad governments, bad laws, bad social theories, bad institutions. It was, for centuries, an apologist for slavery, as it was an apologist for the divine right of kings. H. L. Mencken kings law men Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable. H. L. Mencken freedom faith believe The truth is that Christian theology, like every other theology, is not only opposed to the scientific spirit; it is also opposed to all other attempts at rational thinking. H. L. Mencken spirit christian thinking A politician normally prospers under democracy in proportion ... as he excels in the invention of imaginary perils and imaginary defenses against them. H. L. Mencken democracy liberty war
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