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Biography: H. L. Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, and cultural criti... more Biography: H. L. Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, and cultural critic known for his sharp wit and biting commentary on American life and politics. He co-founded *The American Mercury* magazine and was a fierce critic of both religious fundamentalism and populist movements. Often called the "Sage of Baltimore," Mencken’s influence shaped early 20th-century journalism and literary criticism. less
"Opera in English, is about as sensible as baseball in Italian."
Tags: Humor, Art, Culture, Language, Comparison
"Adultery is the application of democracy to love."
Tags: Philosophy, Love, Relationships, Ethics, Society
"A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know."
Tags: Humor, Irony, Celebrity, Social commentary, Fame
"An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup."
Tags: Philosophy, Wisdom, Human nature, Humor, Insight
"Immorality: The morality of those who are having a better time."
Tags: Philosophy, Perspective, Ethics, Society, Morality
"It is now quite lawful for a Catholic woman to avoid pregnancy by a resort to mathematics."
Tags: Religion, Women's rights, Mathematics, Catholicism, Pregnancy
"Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt."
Tags: Philosophy, Wisdom, Self-awareness, Human nature, Belief
"A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas"
Tags: Wisdom, Knowledge, Humor, Education, Insight
"A man always remembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he begins to bunch them"
Tags: Love, Relationships, Romance, Affection, Nostalgia
"A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier"
Tags: Communication, Ignorance, Bias, Public perception, Propaganda
"Sunday School: A prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents"
Tags: Criticism, Childhood, Children, Parental responsibility
"Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods"
Tags: Politics, Government, Democracy, Satire, Cynicism
"The smallest deed is better than the grandest intention"
Tags: Inspiration, Ethics, Productivity, Action, Values
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed and hence clamorous to be led to safety by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary"
Tags: Leadership, Safety, Political strategy, Political manipulation
"A wealthy man is a slave to his employees"
Tags: Power, Wealth, Control, Authority, Capitalism
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