H. L. Mencken Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
H. L. Mencken quotes and sayings page 2 (writer). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 125 we have.
“A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.”
“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.”
“Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.”
“It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.”
“The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear - fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety.”
“Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.”
“The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.”
“It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.”
“An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.”
“If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.”
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