We must respect the other fellow's religion,but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

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All government, of course, is against liberty.

All government, of course, is against liberty.

A great literature is chiefly the product of inquiring minds in revolt against the immovable...

A great literature is chiefly the product of inquiring minds in revolt against the immovable...

The fundamentalist mind, running in a single rut for fifty years, is now quite unable...

The fundamentalist mind, running in a single rut for fifty years, is now quite unable...

The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.

The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.

Change is not progress

Change is not progress

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...

It is more blessed to give than receive; for example, wedding presents

It is more blessed to give than receive; for example, wedding presents

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...

Free speech is too dangerous to a democracy to be permitted

Free speech is too dangerous to a democracy to be permitted

Misogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another

Misogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another

The surest way to get on in politics in America is to play the leading...

The surest way to get on in politics in America is to play the leading...

The surest way to get on in politics in America is to play the leading...

The surest way to get on in politics in America is to play the leading...

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...

The way to hold a husband is to keep him a little jealous; the way...

The way to hold a husband is to keep him a little jealous; the way...

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...

We must respect the other fellow's religion,but only in the sense and to the extent...

We must respect the other fellow's religion,but only in the sense and to the extent...

Save among politicians it is no longer necessary for any educated American to profess belief...

Save among politicians it is no longer necessary for any educated American to profess belief...

A fool who, after plain warning, persists in dosing himself with dangerous drugs should be...

A fool who, after plain warning, persists in dosing himself with dangerous drugs should be...

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something...

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something...

For death begins with life's first breath And life begins at touch of death.

For death begins with life's first breath And life begins at touch of death.