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Letter "H" » Henry Louis Mencken Quotes
«Save among politicians it is no longer necessary for any educated American to profess belief in Thirteenth Century ideas»
«I never agree with Communists or any other kind of kept men»
«An individual who forces himself to accept this or that idea, or who pretends to accept this or that idea, not only on the ground that believing in it is an act of virtue, but also on the ground that doing so is prudent, is both a fool and a knave»
Author: Henry Louis Mencken
(Critic, Journalist)
| About:
Ideas
| Keywords:
knave, pretends, prudent
«But I wonder where we will land if trial Judges begin deciding that the fact that a man has committed an atrocious crime is proof sufficient that he is not responsible for his acts»
«All (zoos) actually offer to the public in return for the taxes spent upon them is a form of idle and witless amusement, compared to which a visit to a penitentiary, or even to a State legislature in session, is informing, stimulating and ennobling»
Author: Henry Louis Mencken
(Critic, Journalist)
| Keywords:
amusement, ennobling, informing, legislature, penitentiary, session, stimulating, tax form, tax return, witless, zoos
«I believe that any man or woman who, for a period of say five years, has earned his or her living in some lawful and useful occupation, without any recourse to public assistance, should be allowed to vote and that no one else should be allowed to vot»
«(Pedagogues:) More than any other class of blind leaders of the blind they are responsible for the degrading standardization which now afflicts the American people»
Author: Henry Louis Mencken
(Critic, Journalist)
| About:
America and Americans
| Keywords:
afflicts, American people, degrading, pedagogue, Pedagogues, The Blind
«Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.»
Author: Henry Louis Mencken
(Critic, Journalist)
| About:
Progress
| Keywords:
formerly, unquestionably, wages
«For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe... Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end.»
«Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood.»
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