All government, of course, is against liberty. H. L. Mencken governmentliberty Change image and share on social
Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop. H. L. Mencken begineasyhard Change image and share on social
Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing. H. L. Mencken effortexplainknow Change image and share on social
A man always remembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he begins to bunch them. H. L. Mencken beginbunchlove Change image and share on social
The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal. H. L. Mencken animalbearbeing Change image and share on social
Alimony - the ransom that the happy pay to the devil. H. L. Mencken alimonydevilhappy Change image and share on social
I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant. H. L. Mencken freeignorantlie Change image and share on social
One may no more live in the world without picking up the moral prejudices of the world than one will be able to go to hell without perspiring. H. L. Mencken helllivemoral Change image and share on social
I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it upon anyone. H. L. Mencken forcelibertything Change image and share on social