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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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.

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...

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...

All government, of course, is against liberty.

All government, of course, is against liberty.

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...

Truth would quickly cease to become stranger than fiction, once we got as used to...

Truth would quickly cease to become stranger than fiction, once we got as used to...

Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age.

Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age.

A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice...

A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice...

When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the...

When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the...

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

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

Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are...

Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are...

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...

If women believed in their husbands they would be a good deal happier - and...

If women believed in their husbands they would be a good deal happier - and...

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...

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 -...

Confidence: The feeling that makes one believe a man, even when one knows that one...

Confidence: The feeling that makes one believe a man, even when one knows that one...

The worst government is the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant...

The worst government is the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant...

One of these days the people of Louisiana are going to get good government -...

One of these days the people of Louisiana are going to get good government -...

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists...

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists...

Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.

Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.