I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it upon anyone.

Quote by H L Mencken

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Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended...

Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended...

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body.

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body.

Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry...

Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry...

Life is a dead-end street.

Life is a dead-end street.

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

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

A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas.

A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas.

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.

When women kiss it always reminds one of prize-fighters shaking hands.

When women kiss it always reminds one of prize-fighters shaking hands.

All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I...

All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I...

Most people want security in this world, not liberty.

Most people want security in this world, not liberty.

The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.

The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.

I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe...

I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe...

Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity...

Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity...

There is a saying in Baltimore that crabs may be prepared in fifty ways and...

There is a saying in Baltimore that crabs may be prepared in fifty ways and...

Women have simple tastes. They get pleasure out of the conversation of children in arms...

Women have simple tastes. They get pleasure out of the conversation of children in arms...

Platitude: an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that...

Platitude: an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that...

Adultery is the application of democracy to love.

Adultery is the application of democracy to love.

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...

Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it'll always get you...

Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it'll always get you...

I follow my friends around their house, because i don't want to be left alone...

I follow my friends around their house, because i don't want to be left alone...

If Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of 22, it...

If Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of 22, it...