H. L. Mencken said this quote

“ The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line. ”

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Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.

~ H. L. Mencken

Nothing can come out of an artist that is not in the man.

~ H. L. Mencken

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy but that it is a bore.

~ H. L. Mencken

A prohibitionist is the sort of man one wouldn't care to drink with - even if he drank.

~ H. L. Mencken