About H. L. Mencken
Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. His satirical reporting on the Scopes trial, which he dubbed the "Monkey Trial", also earned him...
More quotations from H. L. Mencken
I confess I enjoy democracy immensely. It is incomparably idiotic, and hence incomparably amusing.
There is always a well-known solution to every human problem—neat, plausible, and wrong.
Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood.
More quotations tagged with “decency”
Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.
It's a sad and stupid thing to have to proclaim yourself a revolutionary just to be a decent man.
One must think like a hero to behave like a merely decent human being.
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