Tag: H.L. Mencken

1239: H.L. Mencken – Free Spirits in a Cage

W1239: H.L. Mencken - Free Spirits in a Cage
There are, to be sure, free spirits in the world, but their freedom, in the last analysis, is not much greater than that of a canary in a cage. They may leap from perch to perch; they may bathe and guzzle at their will; they may flap their wings and sing. But they are still in the cage… Democracy provides swarms of such men. —H.L. Mencken
There are, to be sure, free spirits in the world, but their freedom, in the last analysis, is not much greater than that of a canary in a cage. They may leap from perch to perch; they may bathe and guzzle at their will; they may flap their wings and sing. But they are still in the cage… Democracy provides swarms of such men. —H.L. MenckenDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.37MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 221KB
There are, to be sure, free spirits in the world, but their freedom, in the last analysis, is not much greater than that of a canary in a cage. They may leap from perch to perch; they may bathe and guzzle at their will; they may flap their wings and sing. But they are still in the cage… Democracy provides swarms of such men. —H.L. MenckenDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 3.17MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 278KB

There are, to be sure, free spirits in the world, but their freedom, in the last analysis, is not much greater than that of a canary in a cage. They may leap from perch to perch; they may bathe and guzzle at their will; they may flap their wings and sing. But they are still in the cage… Democracy provides swarms of such men. —H.L. Mencken

1182: H.L. Mencken – The Average Man Simply Wants to be Safe

W1182: H.L. Mencken - The Average Man Simply Wants to be Safe
The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe. — H.L. Mencken
The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe. — H.L. MenckenDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 7.12MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 269KB
The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe. — H.L. MenckenDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 9.34MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 337KB

The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe. — H.L. Mencken

1006: H.L. Mencken – Idiotic Ideas Require Force

W1006: H.L. Mencken - Idiotic Ideas
The kind of man who wants the government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always the kind of man whose ideas are idiotic. —H.L. Mencken
The kind of man who wants the government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always the kind of man whose ideas are idiotic. —H.L. Mencken