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Would Quotes by H. L. Mencken
- If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.
- It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.
- The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the…
- A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable.
- If women believed in their husbands they would be a good deal happier and also a good deal more foolish.
- To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!
- Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution?
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