New: menckenAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krsteemhive-183959hive-180932zzanphotographyhive-185836hive-166405uncommonlabhive-188619hive-150122hive-144064bitcoinhive-183397krsuccesshive-101145hive-139150hive-181136hive-124908lifehive-109690hive-103599hive-145157TrendingNewHotLikersresetciviliz (47)in mencken • 4 years ago#Puritan/#Weak: "The Haunting Fear that someone, somewhere, may be Happy."#Puritan/#Weak: "The Haunting Fear that someone, somewhere, may be Happy." ― H.L. #Menckenhelices (30)in decent • 5 years agoPolitics 0202Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under #HLMenckenhelices (30)in dangerous • 5 years agoPolitics 0174The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself #HLMenckenhelices (30)in save • 5 years agoPolitics 0179The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it #HLMenckenhelices (30)in puritanism • 5 years agoPolitics 0163Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy #HLMenckenhelices (30)in government • 6 years agoPolitics 084The kind of man who wants the government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always the kind of man whose ideas are idiotic #HLMenckendullhawk (66)in liberty • 6 years agoDefending scoundrelsYears ago I encountered a wise quote: "The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws…random-quote (40)in quote • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Random Quote"For every complex question, there is a simple answer - and it's wrong." -H.L. Menckenrandom-quote (40)in quote • 6 years agoRandom Quotehelices (30)in uncivilized • 6 years agoPolitics 048The more uncivilized the man, the surer he is that he knows precisely what is right and what is wrong #HLMenckenhelices (30)in government • 6 years agoPolitics 033The ideal government of reflective men, from Aristotle onward, is one which lets the individual alone #HLMenckenwirkman (25)in partisanship • 7 years agoFlipside SinsA partisan is a person who puts allegiance to a political faction above principle, prudence, and perception. It is a form of tribalism, but translated to the activist realm. Parties are inevitable…uctdiver (25)in mencken • 7 years agoEvery normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. -H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 - 1956)blaineb (58)in mencken • 7 years agoPeople Do Not Expect To Find Chastity In A Whorehouse...Greetings My Esteemed Followers! AZQuotes quoting one of the greats. Post your answer below!truthandanarchy (50)in mencken • 7 years agoMencken #22 - Government Is The Worst Failure Of Civilized ManAnyone who has followed me here or on Facebook for any length of time will know that I am no fan of government; neither, it seems, was H.L Mencken. He knew then, as we know now, that they are…truthandanarchy (50)in mencken • 7 years agoMencken #21 - What The Common Man Longs ForHere's another quote from that wonderful Mencken book, Notes On Democracy. Published in 1926, it may as well have been published last week because nearly every quote contained therein hits home as…truthandanarchy (50)in mencken • 7 years agoMencken #20 - All Government Is Against Liberty...and if you think otherwise you haven't been paying attention. The government definitely does not want you to be free and making decisions for yourself. That would be a threat to their very…truthandanarchy (50)in mencken • 7 years agoMencken #19 - Liberty Means Self-RelianceQuite a poetic quote from Mencken today as he describes what liberty means to him. I feel like he is describing anarchy - taking responsibility for yourself, with no man or god to blame for your…truthandanarchy (50)in mencken • 7 years agoLiberty and Democracy Are Eternal EnemiesWhat's an Australian bloke writing and posting memes about a Yank with a German-sounding name for? The short to medium answer is that during my journey to Anarchy I read a lot of stuff (a hell of a…truthandanarchy (50)in mencken • 7 years agoThe Urge To Save HumanityThis meme always seems to ruffle feathers for some reason. When I posted it over on Facebook a couple of months back it had a reach of nearly 90,000 with over 1200 shares. By way of comparison my…
