The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

Topics: Government Quotes

Good government is that which delivers the citizen from the risk of being done out...

Good government is that which delivers the citizen from the risk of being done out...

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...

Men are sad because they have to die so soon, women are sad because they...

Men are sad because they have to die so soon, women are sad because they...

Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another

Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another

The smallest atom of truth represents some man's bitter toil and agony; for every ponderable...

The smallest atom of truth represents some man's bitter toil and agony; for every ponderable...

Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the...

Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the...

I can only imagine very stupid people looking at it (Television)

I can only imagine very stupid people looking at it (Television)

Every man is thoroughly happy twice in his life: just after he has met his...

Every man is thoroughly happy twice in his life: just after he has met his...

Sunday: A day given over by Americans to wishing that they themselves were dead and...

Sunday: A day given over by Americans to wishing that they themselves were dead and...

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...

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 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...

Immortality is the condition of a dead man who doesn't believe he is dead

Immortality is the condition of a dead man who doesn't believe he is dead

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...

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;...

The natural tendency of every government is to grow steadily worse - that is, to...

The natural tendency of every government is to grow steadily worse - that is, to...

It is now quite lawful for a Catholic woman to avoid pregnancy by a resort...

It is now quite lawful for a Catholic woman to avoid pregnancy by a resort...

To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would...

To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would...

The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and...

The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and...

If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I...

If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I...

Our lack of compassion stems from our inability to see deeply into the nature of...

Our lack of compassion stems from our inability to see deeply into the nature of...