H. L. Mencken : (4)

" Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution? " - H. L. Mencken

" A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown in. " - H. L. Mencken

" When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the old source is abandoned. It merely means that the politicians have two ways of milking the taxpayer where they had one before. " - H. L. Mencken

" Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice. " - H. L. Mencken