Zitate von Henry Louis Mencken
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Jeder anständige Mensch schämt sich der Regierung, unter der er lebt.
Informationen über Henry Louis Mencken
Schriftsteller, Journalist, Kritiker (USA, 1880 - 1956).
Henry Louis Mencken · Geburtsdatum · Sterbedatum
Henry Louis Mencken wäre heute 143 Jahre, 6 Monate, 16 Tage oder 52.427 Tage alt.
Geboren am 12.09.1880 in Baltimore
Gestorben am 29.01.1956 in Baltimore
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Weitere 170 Zitate von Henry Louis Mencken
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Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out almost as much in taxes alone as he formerly got in wages.
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War will never cease until babies begin to come into the world with larger cerebrums and smaller adrenal glands.
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We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.
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Wealth - any income that is at least one hundred dollars more a year than the income of one's wife's sister's husband.
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What men value in the world is not rights but privileges.
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When a man laughs at his misfortunes, he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their perogative.
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When women kiss, it always reminds me of prize fighters shaking hands.
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Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sure sign he expects to be paid for it.
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Women have simple tastes. They can get pleasure out of the conversation of children in arms and men in love.
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Le puritanisme est l'éternelle angoisse que quelque part, quelqu'un pourrait être heureux et satisfait.