What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly what may be described as a sense of humor

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

Topics: Fear Quotes, Morality Quotes, Punishment Quotes, Sense Of Humor Quotes

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...

Jealousy is a keen observer, but looks for all the wrong signs.

Jealousy is a keen observer, but looks for all the wrong signs.

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...

The kind of man who wants government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always...

The kind of man who wants government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always...

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

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...

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

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

The prophesying business is like writing fugues; it is fatal to every one save the...

The prophesying business is like writing fugues; it is fatal to every one save the...

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous...

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous...

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that...

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that...

Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.

Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.

Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking.

Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking.

Everyman is thoroughly happy twice in his life, just after he has met his first...

Everyman is thoroughly happy twice in his life, just after he has met his first...

Love is like war; easy to begin but very hard to stop

Love is like war; easy to begin but very hard to stop

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 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...

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

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

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...

[He considers me] just a uterus with legs.

[He considers me] just a uterus with legs.

Viewed narrowly, all life is universal hunger and an expression of energy associated with it.

Viewed narrowly, all life is universal hunger and an expression of energy associated with it.