All government, of course, is against liberty.

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

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Old age ain't no place for sissies.

Old age ain't no place for sissies.

The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who Is able to think...

The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who Is able to think...

Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing.

Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing.

The only really happy folk are married women and single men.

The only really happy folk are married women and single men.

It is more blessed to give than receive; for example, wedding presents

It is more blessed to give than receive; for example, wedding presents

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...

I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war...

I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war...

Morality is nothing but a struggle for safety

Morality is nothing but a struggle for safety

A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a...

A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a...

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.

They have taken the care and upbringing of children out of the hands of parents,...

They have taken the care and upbringing of children out of the hands of parents,...

On one issue, at least, men and women agree: they both distrust women.

On one issue, at least, men and women agree: they both distrust women.

I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to mankind - that its...

I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to mankind - that its...

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...

To wage a war for a purely moral reason is as absurd as to ravish...

To wage a war for a purely moral reason is as absurd as to ravish...

No one in this world, so far as I know has ever lost money by...

No one in this world, so far as I know has ever lost money by...

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...

Change is not progress

Change is not progress

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love....

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love....

Cause change and lead; accept change and survive; resist change and die.

Cause change and lead; accept change and survive; resist change and die.