“A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown in.”
Quote by H. L. Mencken
Author
H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. Born on September 12, 1880, and passing away on January 29, 1956, Mencken is renowned for his significant contributions to American culture and language, particularly through his satirical essays and critical analyses of the American establishment. more
You May Also Like
“Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time.”
“The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.”
Source: Prejudices: Third Series
“Honor is simply the morality of superior men.”
Source: Mencken Chrestomathy
“Puritanism. The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.”
Source: Mencken Chrestomathy
Source: Mencken Chrestomathy