All government, of course, is against liberty.

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

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The military caste did not originate as a party of patriots, but as a party...

The military caste did not originate as a party of patriots, but as a party...

Who ever heard, indeed, of an autobiography that was not (interesting)? I can recall none...

Who ever heard, indeed, of an autobiography that was not (interesting)? I can recall none...

Morality is nothing but a struggle for safety

Morality is nothing but a struggle for safety

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...

Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another

Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world...

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world...

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...

It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.

It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.

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...

Love is an emotion that is based on an opinion of women that is impossible...

Love is an emotion that is based on an opinion of women that is impossible...

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.

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

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

Jury: A group of 12 people, who, having lied to the judge about their health,...

Jury: A group of 12 people, who, having lied to the judge about their health,...

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;...

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 -...

Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends

Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends

There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience

There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience

Nothing is more powerful than an individual acting out of his conscience, thus helping to...

Nothing is more powerful than an individual acting out of his conscience, thus helping to...

Religion is not a fractional thing that can be doled out in fixed weekly or...

$Religion is not a fractional thing that can be doled out in fixed weekly or...$