A national political campaign is better than the b... -H. L. Mencken

A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown in.

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In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican....
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The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line....
Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop....
Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good....
Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry later; for another thing, they die earlier....
To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!...
The only really happy folk are married women and single men....

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The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all....
Prosperity is the best protector of principle....
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Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them....
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He who laughs best today, will also laughs last....