A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier. H. L. Mencken crazydeviceignorant Change image and share on social
On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. H. L. Mencken adorndaydesire Change image and share on social
The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. H. L. Mencken agebringdistrust Change image and share on social
Communism, like any other revealed religion, is largely made up of prophecies. H. L. Mencken communismlargelymake Change image and share on social
It is now quite lawful for a Catholic woman to avoid pregnancy by a resort to mathematics, though she is still forbidden to resort to physics or chemistry. H. L. Mencken avoidcatholicchemistry Change image and share on social
Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution? H. L. Mencken institutionlivemarriage Change image and share on social
Opera in English is, in the main, just about as sensible as baseball in Italian. H. L. Mencken baseballenglishitalian Change image and share on social
Strike an average between what a woman thinks of her husband a month before she marries him and what she thinks of him a year afterward, and you will have the truth about him. H. L. Mencken afterwardaveragehusband Change image and share on social
The only really happy folk are married women and single men. H. L. Mencken folkhappyman 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