Maxioms by Henry Louis Mencken
Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice
Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice
There is only one honest impulse at the bottom of Puritanism, and that is the impulse to punish the man read more
There is only one honest impulse at the bottom of Puritanism, and that is the impulse to punish the man with a superior capacity for happiness
Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to read more
Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right
Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
The Liberals have many tails, and chase them all
The Liberals have many tails, and chase them all
