It is a peculiarity of the American mind that it regards any excursion into the truth as an adventure into cynicism.
H. L. MenckenThe only way to reconcile science and religion is to set up something which is not science and something that is not religion.
H. L. MenckenLying is not only excusable; it is not only innocent; it is, above all, necessary and unavoidable. Without the ameliorations that it offers, life would become a mere syllogism and hence too metallic to be borne.
H. L. MenckenAll the great enterprises of the world are run by a few smart men: their aides and associates run down by rapid stages to the level of sheer morons. Everyone knows that this is true of government, but we often forget that it is equally true of private undertakings. In the average great bank, or railroad, or other corporation the burden of management lies upon a small group. The rest are ciphers.
H. L. Mencken