Have you ever watched a crab on the shore crawling backward in search of the Atlantic Ocean, and missing? That’s the way the mind of man operates. H. L. Mencken Read Quote
Say what you will about the ten commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them. H. L. Mencken Read Quote
Opera in English is, in the main, just about as sensible as baseball in Italian. H. L. Mencken Read Quote
To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true! H. L. Mencken Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend so much time making each other’s speeches, that by the time election day is past there is nothing much to do save turn the sitting rascals out and let a new gang in. H. L. Mencken Read Quote
