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Say Quotes by H. L. Mencken
- People say we need religion when what they really mean is we need police.
- Well, I tell you, if I have been wrong in my agnosticism, when I die I'll walk up to God in a manly way and…
- When I mount the scaffold at last these will be my farewell words to the sheriff: Say what you will against me when I am…
- It is common to assume that human progress affects everyone - that even the dullest man, in these bright days, knows more than any man…
- There is no possibility whatsoever of reconciling science and theology, at least in Christendom. Either Jesus arose from the dead or He didn't. If he…
- All of the great patriots now engaged in edging and squirming their way toward the Presidency of the Republic run true to form. That is…
- I believe there is a limit beyond which free speech cannot go, but it's a limit that's very seldom mentioned. It's the point where free…
- The art of politics, under democracy, is simply the art of ringing it. Two branches reveal themselves. There is the art of the demagogue, and…
- It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me…
- Say what you will about the ten commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them.
- The plain fact is that education is itself a form of propaganda - a deliberate scheme to outfit the pupil, not with the capacity to…
- I believe in only one thing and that thing is human liberty. If ever a man is to achieve anything like dignity, it can happen…
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- Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is that compassion… — Karen Armstrong
- My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough. — Lance Armstrong
- I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream about being… — Neil Armstrong
- I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know. — Andrea Arnold
- I try to live my life where I end up at a point where I have no regrets. So I try to… — Darren Aronofsky
- Writing comes more easily if you have something to say. — Sholem Asch
- We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have… — Mary Kay Ash