Democracy--the domination of unreflective and timorous men, moved in
vast herds by mob conditions.
-- H L Mencken
vast herds by mob conditions.
-- H L Mencken
Related:
- One of the merits of democracy is quite obvious: it is perhaps the
most charming form of government ever devised by man.
The reason is not far to seek. It is based on propositions... - Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.
H. L.... - Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.
H. L. Mencken (1880... - Democracy is the theory that the people
know what they want,
and deserve to get it good and hard. -- H. L. Mencken... - Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't they'd
be married too.
H. L. Mencken (1880...
From the same category:
- I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming
to my own taste.
Marcel... - The government of the United States is not in any sense founded
on the Christian Religion"
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George... - Nothing relieves the monotony of a job like finding
ways to improve it... - If women are expected to do the same work as men,
we must teach them the same things... - The closest anyone ever comes to perfection is on a
job application form...
