“When women kiss it always reminds one of prize fighters shaking hands.”
— H. L. Mencken
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I believe that all government is evil,
“I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.”
— H. L. Mencken
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For it is mutual trust, even more
“For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe. Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end.”
— H. L. Mencken
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For it is mutual trust, even more
“For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe. Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end.”
— H. L. Mencken
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Category: marriage
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Faith may be defined briefly as an
“Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.”
— H. L. Mencken
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Every man sees in his relatives, and
“Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque caricatures of himself.”
— H. L. Mencken
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Giving every man a vote has no
“Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.”
— H. L. Mencken
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Love is the triumph of imagination over
“Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.”
— H. L. Mencken
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Strike an average between what a woman
“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
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Communism, like any other revealed religion, is
“Communism, like any other revealed religion, is largely made up of prophecies.”
— H. L. Mencken
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In this world of sin and sorrow
“In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.”
— H. L. Mencken
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