Maxioms by H. L. Mencken
All government, in its essence, is organized exploitation, and in virtually all of its existing forms it is the implacable read more
All government, in its essence, is organized exploitation, and in virtually all of its existing forms it is the implacable enemy of every industrious and well-disposed man.
It is impossible to believe that the same God who permitted His own son to die a bachelor regards celibacy read more
It is impossible to believe that the same God who permitted His own son to die a bachelor regards celibacy as an actual sin.
Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse.
Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse.
I go on working for the same reason that a hen goes on laying eggs.
I go on working for the same reason that a hen goes on laying eggs.
On one issue at least, men and women agree: they both distrust women.
On one issue at least, men and women agree: they both distrust women.
