The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.
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This quote is just one of 115 total H. L. Mencken quotes in our collection. H. L. Mencken is known for saying 'The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.' as well as some of the following quotes.
The most common of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.
This quote is just one of 115 total H. L. Mencken quotes in our collection. H. L. Mencken is known for saying 'The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.' as well as some of the following quotes.