The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.
—H. L. Mencken in Minority Report
—H. L. Mencken in Minority Report
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 the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. His satirical reporting on the Scopes Trial, which he dubbed the "Monkey Trial",...
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking.
Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
Man is ready to die for an idea, provided that idea is not quite clear to him.