Communism, like any other revealed religion, is largely made up of prophecies.

Quote by H L Mencken

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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.

Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse.

Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse.

I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which...

I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which...

It doesn't take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined...

It doesn't take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined...

Judge: a law student who marks his own examination-papers.

Judge: a law student who marks his own examination-papers.

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.

The truth that survives is simply the lie that is pleasantest to believe.

The truth that survives is simply the lie that is pleasantest to believe.

When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never...

When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never...

I never lecture, not because I am shy or a bad speaker, but simply because...

I never lecture, not because I am shy or a bad speaker, but simply because...

It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from...

It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from...

Don't overestimate the decency of the human race.

Don't overestimate the decency of the human race.

Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque...

Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque...

What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.

What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.

A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both...

A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both...

Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

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

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

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...

Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.

Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.

No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.

No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.

Don't knock masturbation - it's sex with someone I love

Don't knock masturbation - it's sex with someone I love