"There
is always an easy solution to every human problem --
neat, plausible, and wrong."
H. L. Mencken
A Mencken Chrestomathy
"Every
third American devotes himself to improving and
uplifting his fellow citizens -- usually by force."
H. L. Mencken
Prejudices: First Series
"The
most costly of all follies is to believe passionately
in the palpably not true. It is the chief
occupation of mankind."
H. L. Mencken
A Mencken Chrestomathy
