"the average man does not want to..." - Quote by H L Mencken

“It is my conviction that no normal man ever fell in love, within the ordinary meaning of the term, after the age of thirty.”

“Most people want security in this world, not liberty.”

“Poetry has done enough when it charms, but prose must also convince.”

“I have lately got back to that glorious society called Solitude.”

“Gnawing with my teeth my bonds in sunder, I gain'd my freedom.”

“And this Nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free.”

“There were times when the fact of impending death seemed as palpable as the bed they lay on, and they would cling together with a sort of despairing sensuality, like a damned soul grasping at his last morsel of pleasure when the clock is within five minutes of striking. But there were also times when they had the illusion not only of safety but of permanence.”

“Every man wishes to pursue his occupation and to enjoy the fruits of his labours and the produce of his property in peace and safety, and with the least possible expense. When these things are accomplished, all the objects for which government ought to be established are answered.”

“In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! - I hope I'll be safe at home!”