Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956): Politics / Government Quotations:
A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.
Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956)
Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.
Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956)
Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.
Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956)
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.
Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956)
If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.
Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956)
In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.
Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956)
Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule--and both commonly succeed, and are right.
Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956)
