H. L. Mencken

Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.

A bad man is the sort who weeps every time he speaks of a good woman.

What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.

I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been.

Heroes and heroines don't commit adultery.

I don't think anyone would look at Colombia today and say that it is failing. This positive outcome is an example of the effective application of smart power - it is succeeding.