Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

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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...

Time is a great legalizer, even in the field of morals

Time is a great legalizer, even in the field of morals

What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly...

What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly...

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.

Painting is the art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to...

Painting is the art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to...

And out of each (schoolhouse) is vomited the standard product of the New Pedagogy -...

And out of each (schoolhouse) is vomited the standard product of the New Pedagogy -...

Why haven't women got labels on their foreheads saying, Danger: Government Health Warning: Women can...

Why haven't women got labels on their foreheads saying, Danger: Government Health Warning: Women can...

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body

Living with a dog is messy - like living with an idealist

Living with a dog is messy - like living with an idealist

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.

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to...

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to...

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...

Nothing is more patent, indeed, than the fact that charity merely converts the unfit -...

Nothing is more patent, indeed, than the fact that charity merely converts the unfit -...

Voting is simply a way of determining which side is the stronger without putting it...

Voting is simply a way of determining which side is the stronger without putting it...

I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war...

I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war...

Democracy is based upon so childish a complex of fallacies that they must be protected...

Democracy is based upon so childish a complex of fallacies that they must be protected...

The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear - fear of the unknown,...

The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear - fear of the unknown,...

Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.

Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.

Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart in it,...

Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart in it,...

If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most...

If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most...