A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice and truth in front of patriotic passion.

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

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The allurement that women hold out to men is precisely the allurement that Cape Hatteras...

The allurement that women hold out to men is precisely the allurement that Cape Hatteras...

Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are...

Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are...

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...

A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice...

A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice...

Sunday School: A prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their...

Sunday School: A prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their...

And out of each (schoolhouse) is vomited the standard product of the New Pedagogy -...

And out of each (schoolhouse) is vomited the standard product of the New Pedagogy -...

Jealousy is a keen observer, but looks for all the wrong signs.

Jealousy is a keen observer, but looks for all the wrong signs.

The chief knowledge that a man gets from reading books is the knowledge that very...

The chief knowledge that a man gets from reading books is the knowledge that very...

Every great wave of popular passion that rolls up on the prairies is dashed to...

Every great wave of popular passion that rolls up on the prairies is dashed to...

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.

For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.

To be in love is merely to be in a perpetual state of anesthesia -...

To be in love is merely to be in a perpetual state of anesthesia -...

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;...

Old age ain't no place for sissies.

Old age ain't no place for sissies.

Voting is simply a way of determining which side is the stronger without putting it...

Voting is simply a way of determining which side is the stronger without putting it...

A critic is a man who writes about things he doesn't like

A critic is a man who writes about things he doesn't like

Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes...

Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes...

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 two most misused words in the entire English vocabulary are love and friendship. A...

The two most misused words in the entire English vocabulary are love and friendship. A...

Love is the immortal flow of energy that nourishes, extends and preserves. Its eternal goal...

Love is the immortal flow of energy that nourishes, extends and preserves. Its eternal goal...