H.l. Mencken said this quote

“ The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it. Power is what all messiahs really seek: not the chance to serve. This is true even of the pious brethren who carry the gospel to foreign parts. ”

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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

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You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.

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The older I grow, the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.

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An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it makes a better soup.

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