Entry 282

Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.

H.L. Mencken

A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
H.L. Mencken

The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.
H.L. Mencken

It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.
H.L. Mencken