Laws are no longer made by a rational process of public discussion; they are made by a process of blackmail and intimidation, and they are executed in the same manner
H. L. MenckenNext to the semi-colon, quotation marks seem to be the chief butts of reformatory ardor.
H. L. MenckenThe demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.
H. L. MenckenThe Christian always swears a bloody oath that he will never do it again. The civilized man simply resolves to be a bit more careful next time.
H. L. Mencken