A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar. H. L. Mencken on good
Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good. H. L. Mencken on good
It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf. H. L. Mencken on good
A bad man is the sort who weeps every time he speaks of a good woman. H. L. Mencken on good
Husbands never become good they merely become proficient. H. L. Mencken on good
If women believed in their husbands they would be a good deal happier and also a good deal more foolish. H. L. Mencken on good
There is a saying in Baltimore that crabs may be prepared in fifty ways and that all of them are good. H. L. Mencken on good
Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage. H. L. Mencken on government
The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable. H. L. Mencken on government
The worst government is often 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. H. L. Mencken on government
I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time. H. L. Mencken on government
All government, of course, is against liberty. H. L. Mencken on government
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under. H. L. Mencken on government
No one in this world has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby. H. L. Mencken on great
On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. H. L. Mencken on great
Historian: an unsuccessful novelist. H. L. Mencken on history
Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age. H. L. Mencken on history
There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor. H. L. Mencken on humor
It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods. H. L. Mencken on imagination
Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. H. L. Mencken on imagination