"He sailed through American history like a..." - Quote by H L Mencken

“All I ask is equal freedom. When it is denied, as it always is, I take it anyhow.”

“I believe there is a limit beyond which free speech cannot go, but it's a limit that's very seldom mentioned. It's the point where free speech begins to collide with the right to privacy. I don't think there are any other conditions to free speech. I've got a right to say and believe anything I please, but I haven't got a right to press it on anybody else. .... Nobody's got a right to be a nuisance to his neighbors.”

“Nine times out of ten, in the arts as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed.”

“Not to know what happened before means to remain forever a child.”

“What we learn from history is that people don't learn from history.”

“In ancient times and in our times, Muslim communities have been at the forefront of innovation and education.”

“Leadership means that a group, large or small, is willing to entrust authority to a person who has shown judgement, wisdom, personal appeal, and proven competence.”

“The best leaders are humble enough to realize their victories depend upon their people.”

“So the nature required to make a really noble Guardian of our commonwealth will be swift and strong, spirited, and philosophic.”