Henry Mencken
Henry Louis Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. His satirical reporting on the Scopes Trial, which he dubbed the "Monkey Trial", also earned him attention. The term Menckenian has entered multiple dictionaries to describe anything of or pertaining to Mencken, including his combative rhetorical and prose styles.
Quotes
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Imagine the Creator as a low comedian, and at once the world becomes explicable.
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The essence of a self-reliant and autonomous culture is an unshakeable egoism.
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Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution?
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Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood.
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To wage a war for a purely moral reason is as absurd as to ravish a woman for a purely moral reason.
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Puritanism - the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
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No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.
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A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
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A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers.
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A poet more than thirty years old is simply an overgrown child.
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