All talk of winning the people by appealing to their intelligence, of conquering them by impeccable syllogism, is so much moonshine.

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

Topics: Intelligence Quotes

School days are the unhappiest in the whole span if human existence. They are full...

School days are the unhappiest in the whole span if human existence. They are full...

Suicide is belated acquiescence in the opinion of one's wife's relatives

Suicide is belated acquiescence in the opinion of one's wife's relatives

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...

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...

Jealousy: The theory that some other fellow has just as little taste

Jealousy: The theory that some other fellow has just as little taste

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...

The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were...

The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were...

An individual who forces himself to accept this or that idea, or who pretends to...

An individual who forces himself to accept this or that idea, or who pretends to...

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous...

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous...

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...

Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice

Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice

The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men...

The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men...

A man of active and resilient mind outwears his friendships just as certainly as he...

A man of active and resilient mind outwears his friendships just as certainly as he...

That it should still be necessary, at this late stage in the senility of the...

That it should still be necessary, at this late stage in the senility of the...

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...

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...

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he...

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he...

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;...

Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger...

Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger...

The Liberals are the flying saucers of politics. No one can make head nor tail...

The Liberals are the flying saucers of politics. No one can make head nor tail...

Oh the gladness of their gladness when they're glad, And the sadness of their sadness...

Oh the gladness of their gladness when they're glad, And the sadness of their sadness...

There is a moral law in this world which has its application both to individuals...

There is a moral law in this world which has its application both to individuals...