"The townspeople are morons, yokels, peasants and..." - Quote by H L Mencken

“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”

“Wherever I sit is the head of the table.”

“Life may not be exactly pleasant, but it is at least not dull. Heave yourself into Hell today, and you may miss, tomorrow or next day, another Scopes trial, or another War to End War, or perchance a rich and buxom widow with all her first husband's clothes. There are always more Hardings hatching. I advocate hanging on as long as possible.”

“Eve is a twofold mystery.”

“The first condition of humaneness is a little humility and a little diffidence about the correctness of one's conduct and a little receptiveness.”

“For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's futures. And we are all mortal.”

“Complete masculinity and stupidity are often indistinguishable.”

“There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.”

“The greater the stupidity, the greater the clarity. Stupidity is brief and guileless, while wit equivocates and hides. Wit is a scoundrel, while stupidity is honest and sincere.”