"I am against slavery simply because I dislike…" — H. L. Mencken
"I am against slavery simply because I dislike slaves."
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647 Quotes by H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken has 647 quotes on this site.
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A man full of faith is simply one who has lost the capacity for clear and realistic thought.
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Religion deserves no more respect than a pile of garbage.
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When I die, I shall be content to vanish into nothingness.... No show, however good, could conceivably be good forever…
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People say we need religion when what they really mean is we need police.
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Everyman is thoroughly happy twice in his life, just after he has met his first love, and just after he…
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Well, I tell you, if I have been wrong in my agnosticism, when I die I'll walk up to God…
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The Old Testament, as everyone who has looked into it is aware, drips with blood; there is, indeed, no more…
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Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in their readiness to doubt.
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To every complex question there is a simple answer and it is wrong...
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The average man never really thinks from end to end of his life. The mental activity of such people is…
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I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to mankind - that its modest and greatly overestimated services…
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Goverment is actually the worst failure of civilized man. There has never been a really good one, and even those…
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We are addicted to our egotism, our likes and dislikes and prejudices, and depend upon them for our own sense…
— Karen Armstrong
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I don't want to lie. I dislike dishonesty. And I work in Hollywood, a town and a business that relies…
— David Arquette
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I'm so in control of my life, you shouldn't dislike anything I do-because I'm not only in the best place…
— Drew Barrymore
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However much I dislike the idea of abortion, you should not criminalize a woman who, in very difficult circumstances, makes…
— Tony Blair
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Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand is the wretched band of…
— Samuel Butler
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I think Michael Moore is loathsome, though, not because he dislikes Bush, but because he seems to dislike America.
— Tucker Carlson
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I have a particular dislike for children's films. I'm way past the novelty aspect.
— Nick Cave
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He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
— Winston Churchill
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It is very hard to dislike someone you have helped
— Benjamin Franklin
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In original nature There is no this and that. The Great Round Mirror Has no likes or dislikes.
— Seungsahn
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Agreement in likes and dislikes- this, and this only, is what constitutes true friendship.
— Unknown Author
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