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
After all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations.
The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.
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Americans are overreachers; overreaching is the most admirable of the many American excesses.
Americans adore me and will go on adoring me until I say something nice about them.
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