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
Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
It is the dull man who is always sure, and the sure man who is always dull.
We are here and it is now. Further than that all human knowledge is moonshine.
Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't they'd be married too.
More quotations tagged with “laws”
The more laws and order are made prominent,
The more thieves and robbers there will be.
The law is not so much carved in stone as it is written in water, flowing in and out with the tide.
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