"To wage a war for a purely..." - Quote by H L Mencken

“Never argue with a man whose job depends on not being convinced.”

“The truth is . . . that the great artists of the world are never puritans, and seldom ever ordinarily respectable. No virtuous man - that is, virtuous in the YMCA sense - has ever painted a picture worth looking at, or written a symphony worth hearing, or a book worth reading, and it is highly improbable that the thing has ever been done by a virtuous woman.”

“The typical lawmaker of today is a man wholly devoid of principle - a mere counter in a grotesque and knavish game. If the right pressure could be applied to him, he would be cheerfully in favor of polygamy, astrology or cannibalism.”

“The only reward of virtue is virtue.”

“No cause justifies the deaths of innocent people.”

“War should we waged without love of violence, cruelty, or enmity.”

“How many people does it take to change a searchlight bulb?”

“I'd like to get four people who do cart wheels very good, and make a cart.”

“Do fish get cramps after eating?”