Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven.

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

Topics: Democracy Quotes

The way for newspapers to meet the competition of radio and television is simply to...

The way for newspapers to meet the competition of radio and television is simply to...

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient

For every problem there is a solution which is simple, clean and wrong.

For every problem there is a solution which is simple, clean and wrong.

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...

Socialism: nothing more than the theory that the slave is always more virtuous than his...

Socialism: nothing more than the theory that the slave is always more virtuous than his...

During many a single week, I daresay, more money is spent in New York upon...

During many a single week, I daresay, more money is spent in New York upon...

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...

There is only one honest impulse at the bottom of Puritanism, and that is the...

There is only one honest impulse at the bottom of Puritanism, and that is the...

Progress is the process whereby the human race is getting rid of whiskers, the veriform...

Progress is the process whereby the human race is getting rid of whiskers, the veriform...

Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.

Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.

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...

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

It is a peculiarity of the American mind that it regards any excursion into the...

It is a peculiarity of the American mind that it regards any excursion into 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...

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,...

To be in love is merely to be in a state of perceptual anesthesia--to mistake...

To be in love is merely to be in a state of perceptual anesthesia--to mistake...

Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time

Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time

But in the end, science does not provide the answers most of us require. Its...

But in the end, science does not provide the answers most of us require. Its...

Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited...

Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited...

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...