The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil. - H.L. Mencken Quotes
The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil. H.L. Mencken
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God is a Republican, and Santa Claus is a Democrat - H.L. Mencken Quotes

God is a Republican, and Santa Claus is a Democrat

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The only really happy folk are married women and single men. - H.L. Mencken Quotes

The only really happy folk are married women and single men.

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If x is the population of the United States and y is the degree of imbecility of the average American, then democracy is the theory that x X y is less than y - H.L. Mencken Quotes

If x is the population of the United States and y is the degree of imbecility of the average American, then democracy is the theory that x X y is less than y

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The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all; it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level, to breed a standard citizenry, to put down dissent and originality - H.L. Mencken Quotes

The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all; it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level, to breed a standard citizenry, to put down dissent and originality

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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 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.

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A home is not a mere transient shelter: its essence lies in the personalities of the people who live in it - H.L. Mencken Quotes

A home is not a mere transient shelter: its essence lies in the personalities of the people who live in it

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Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient - H.L. Mencken Quotes

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient

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Many an American Congressman comes to Washington from a district attorney's office: you may be sure that he is seldom promoted because he has been jealous of the liberties of the citizen - H.L. Mencken Quotes

Many an American Congressman comes to Washington from a district attorney's office: you may be sure that he is seldom promoted because he has been jealous of the liberties of the citizen

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The lunatic fringe wags the underdog - H.L. Mencken Quotes

The lunatic fringe wags the underdog

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A man always remembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he begins to bunch them. - H.L. Mencken Quotes

A man always remembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he begins to bunch them.

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