Author: H. L. Mencken

Quotes

A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown in.

A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown in.

- H. L. Mencken

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.

- H. L. Mencken

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

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

- H. L. Mencken

Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque caricatures of himself.

Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque caricatures of himself.

- H. L. Mencken

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

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

- H. L. Mencken

A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas.

A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas.

- H. L. Mencken

On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

- H. L. Mencken

In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.

In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.

- H. L. Mencken

Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas.

Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas.

- H. L. Mencken

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