"I know some who are constantly drunk..." - Quote by H L Mencken

“It is the theory of all modern civilized governments that they protect and foster the liberty of the citizen; it is the practice of all of them to limit its exercise, and sometimes very narrowly.”

“A man of active and resilient mind outwears his friendships just as certainly as he outwears his love affairs, his politics and his epistemology.”

“Liberty is of small value to the lower third of humanity. They greatly prefer security, which means protection by some class above them. They are always in favor of despots who promise to feed them. The only liberty an inferior man really cherishes is the liberty to quit work, stretch out in the sun, and scratch himself.”

“You can't get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”

“Never read any book that is not a year old.”

“I am always reading immoral books on the sly, and then selfishly trying to prevent other people from having the same wicked good time.”

“Ordinary people don't know how much books can mean to someone who's cooped up.”

“Reading musses up my mind.”

“The best candy shop a child can be left alone in, is the library”