The truth is that Christian theology, like every other theology, is not only opposed to the scientific spirit; it is also opposed to all other attempts at rational thinking.
H. L. MenckenIt is the natural tendency of the ignorant to believe what is not true. In order to overcome that tendency it is not sufficient to exhibit the true; it is also necessary to expose and denounce the false.
H. L. MenckenUnder democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to ruleโand both commonly succeed, and are right.
H. L. Mencken