The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who Is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost invariably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under…

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

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Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.

Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.

Remorse is regret that one waited so long to do it

Remorse is regret that one waited so long to do it

Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another

Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another

Living with a dog is messy - like living with an idealist

Living with a dog is messy - like living with an idealist

To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would...

To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would...

The Liberals have many tails, and chase them all

The Liberals have many tails, and chase them all

For every problem there is a solution which is simple, clean and wrong.

For every problem there is a solution which is simple, clean and wrong.

Love is like war; easy to begin but very hard to stop

Love is like war; easy to begin but very hard to stop

The kind of man who wants government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always...

The kind of man who wants government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always...

Misogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another.

Misogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another.

The worst government is the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant...

The worst government is the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant...

In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for;...

In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for;...

The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all; it is simply...

The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all; it is simply...

Men have a much better time of it than women; for one thing they marry...

Men have a much better time of it than women; for one thing they marry...

The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.

The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.

Men become civilized not in proportion to their willingness to believe but in proportion to...

Men become civilized not in proportion to their willingness to believe but in proportion to...

Everyman is thoroughly happy twice in his life, just after he has met his first...

Everyman is thoroughly happy twice in his life, just after he has met his first...

I give you Chicago. It is not London and Harvard. It is not Paris and...

I give you Chicago. It is not London and Harvard. It is not Paris and...

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

Laughter is America's most important export.

Laughter is America's most important export.

Loving Chicago is like loving a woman with a broken nose.

Loving Chicago is like loving a woman with a broken nose.

If London is a watercolor, New York is an oil painting.

If London is a watercolor, New York is an oil painting.