I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time. H. L. Mencken evilgovernmentimprove Change image and share on social
I never smoked a cigarette until I was nine. H. L. Mencken cigarettesmoke Change image and share on social
A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar. H. L. Mencken burglargoodhonest Change image and share on social
If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner. H. L. Mencken cannibalconstituentdinner Change image and share on social
Love is an emotion that is based on an opinion of women that is impossible for those who have had any experience with them. H. L. Mencken baseemotionexperience Change image and share on social
There is a saying in Baltimore that crabs may be prepared in fifty ways and that all of them are good. H. L. Mencken baltimorecrabfifty 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
Puritanism. The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. H. L. Mencken fearhappyhaunt Change image and share on social
I never lecture, not because I am shy or a bad speaker, but simply because I detest the sort of people who go to lectures and don't want to meet them. H. L. Mencken baddetestlecture Change image and share on social