What did H. L. Mencken mean by: Looking for an honest politician is like looking for an ethical burglar. - H. L. Mencken Copy
+ The ideal state for a philosopher, indeed, is celibacy tempered by polygamy. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, H. L. Mencken, Celibacy, Philosopher, 0 - H. L. Mencken
+ There is in writing the constant joy of sudden discovery, of happy accident. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, H. L. Mencken, Discovery, Joy, Writing, 0 - H. L. Mencken
+ The best teacher of children, in brief, is one who is essentially childlike. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, H. L. Mencken, Best Teacher, Children, Teacher, 0 - H. L. Mencken
+ There is no idea so stupid that you can’t find a professor who will believe it. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, H. L. Mencken, Believe, Ideas, Stupid, 0 - H. L. Mencken
+ The first kiss is stolen by the man; the last is begged by the woman. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, H. L. Mencken, First Kiss, Kissing, 0 - H. L. Mencken
+ I know of no human being who has a better time than an eager and energetic young reporter. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, H. L. Mencken, Energetic, Human, Youth, 0 - H. L. Mencken
+ Whenever “A” attempts by law to impose his moral standards upon “B,” “A” is most likely a scoundrel. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, H. L. Mencken, Government, War, 0 - H. L. Mencken
+ No matter how long he lives, no man ever becomes as wise as the average woman of forty-eight. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, H. L. Mencken, Wisdom, Wise, Women, 0 - H. L. Mencken
The less reasonable a cult is, the more men seek to establish it by force. - Jean-Baptiste Rousseau Poet · France
The use of EU summits to frame political victories or defeats is an annoying habit. - Jean-Claude Juncker Politician · Luxembourg
Nowhere has the political power of coal been more obvious than in presidential campaigns. - Jeff Goodell
More things in politics happen by accident or exhaustion than happen by conspiracy. - Jeff Greenfield Journalist · USA
African slavery, as it exists in the United States, is a moral, a social, and a political blessing. - Jefferson Davis Politician · USA
