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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Human life is basically a comedy. Even its tragedies often seem comic to the spectator,...

Human life is basically a comedy. Even its tragedies often seem comic to the spectator,...

Perhaps the most revolting character that the United States ever produced was the Christian business...

Perhaps the most revolting character that the United States ever produced was the Christian business...

When I mount the scaffold at last these will be my farewell words to the...

When I mount the scaffold at last these will be my farewell words to the...

The prophesying business is like writing fugues; it is fatal to every one save the...

The prophesying business is like writing fugues; it is fatal to every one save the...

History deals mainly with captains and kings, gods and prophets, exploiters and despoilers, not with...

History deals mainly with captains and kings, gods and prophets, exploiters and despoilers, not with...

The surest way to get on in politics in America is to play the leading...

The surest way to get on in politics in America is to play the leading...

Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice

Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice

A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably...

A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably...

Why haven't women got labels on their foreheads saying, Danger: Government Health Warning: Women can...

Why haven't women got labels on their foreheads saying, Danger: Government Health Warning: Women can...

Change is not progress

Change is not progress

All government, of course, is against liberty.

All government, of course, is against liberty.

Painting is the art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to...

Painting is the art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to...

When we appropriate money from the public funds to pay for vaccinating a horde of...

When we appropriate money from the public funds to pay for vaccinating a horde of...

A man always remembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he begins...

A man always remembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he begins...

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...

Time is the great legalizer, even in the field of morals.

Time is the great legalizer, even in the field of morals.

Criticism is prejudice made plausible.

Criticism is prejudice made plausible.

The natural tendency of every government is to grow steadily worse - that is, to...

The natural tendency of every government is to grow steadily worse - that is, to...

If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. Instead, read...

If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. Instead, read...

I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.

I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.