#menckenUnmoderated tagAll postsTrending CommunitiesSteemitCryptoAcademyNewcomers' CommunitySteemit Feedbackআমার বাংলা ব্লগKorea • 한국 • KR • KOSteem AllianceSTEEM CN/中文Steem POD TeamAVLE 일상Comunidad LatinaWORLD OF XPILARBeauty of CreativityExplore Communities...#menckenTrendingHotNewPayoutsMutedresetciviliz (47)in #mencken • 5 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 • 6 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…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 • 7 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 • 7 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…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 • 8 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 • 8 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;…truthandanarchy (50)in #mencken • 8 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…truthandanarchy (50)in #mencken • 8 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…truthandanarchy (50)in #mencken • 8 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…truthandanarchy (50)in #mencken • 8 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…truthandanarchy (50)in #mencken • 8 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…
