The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.
From H. L. Mencken
Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque caricatures of himself.
In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.
A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married.
Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't they'd be married too.
The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.
Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking.
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