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Intriguing

Those who can’t teach – administrate. Those who can’t administrate – go into politics.
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H. L. Mencken

Nov 12, 2019

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Adulting

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
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H. L. Mencken

Nov 11, 2019

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Adulting

The older I get the more I admire and crave competence, just simple competence, in any field from adultery to zoology.
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H. L. Mencken

Nov 6, 2019

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Intriguing

For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.
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H. L. Mencken

Nov 5, 2019

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Food

An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
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H. L. Mencken

Oct 31, 2019

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Life

Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right.
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H. L. Mencken

Oct 29, 2019

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Angry

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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H. L. Mencken

Oct 25, 2019

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Makes You Think

The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
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H. L. Mencken

Oct 23, 2019

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Idiot

The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.
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H. L. Mencken

Oct 21, 2019

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Desires

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.
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On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their […]

Oct 14, 2019

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Life

I know some who are constantly drunk on books as other men are drunk on whiskey.
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H. L. Mencken

Oct 4, 2019

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