The only way that a government can provide for jobs for all citizens is by deciding what every man should do.
H. L. MenckenA man loses his sense of direction after four drinks; a woman loses hers after four kisses.
H. L. MenckenIt is, indeed, one of the capital tragedies of youth-and youth is the time of real tragedy-that the young are thrown mainly with adults they do not quite respect.
H. L. MenckenWhat is too often forgotten is that nature obviously intends the botched to die, and that every interference with that benign process is full of dangers.
H. L. MenckenThe storm center of lawlessness in every American State is the State Capitol. It is there that the worst crimes are committed; it is there that lawbreaking attains to the estate and dignity of a learned profession; it is there that contempt for the laws is engendered, fostered, and spread broadcast.
H. L. Mencken