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H. L. Mencken

"Man is a beautiful machine that works very badly."

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Amber Hurdle

"But if they called everything divine which they do not understand, why, there would be no end of divine beings."

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Amber Hurdle

"When we are talking about 'Christians' and 'Moslems' we must first make sure that we are talking about people who have an idea, which should be more or less correct, as to what the other is supposed to believe and what he is expected to do as a consequence of that belief."

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Amber Hurdle

"Real religion begins where the tiny cocoons of belief systems end."

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Amber Hurdle

"I never thought of myself as a writer about religion until a religion came after me."

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"Religion, like science, is only noteworthy when it emphasizes a matter of what is true rather than whose belief is greater or lesser or which deity works for whom. Sincere religion and tested science are similar in that their assertions can be argued logically and objectively; otherwise, we get false cults and babble."

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"Much religious teaching in the world is in reality a confused or deteriorated form, very different from its roots."

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"The Christian God seemed the most offensive to people precisely because he was the most godlike. He was too perfect even to be coaxed by human efforts, and therefore sent his son to do the job."

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"Life in Christ is far richer."

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"These days when Christians bicker they exaggerate passion into a legalistic belief and prosperity into a lukewarm belief."

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"The religion I am talking about here is plain everyday humanism. That's exactly what the person named Jesus attempted to spread, but due to innate psychological reasons, his pupils ended up constructing yet another orthodox circle with its own distinct beliefs, ideals and fantasies."

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H. L. Mencken
"Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages."

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H. L. Mencken
"It is hard for the ape to believe he descended from man."

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H. L. Mencken
"I never lecture, not because I am shy or a bad speaker, but simply because I detest the sort of people who go to lectures and don't want to meet them."

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H. L. Mencken
"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage."

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H. L. Mencken
"The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt."

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H. L. Mencken
"War will never cease until babies begin to come into the world with larger cerebrums and smaller adrenal glands."

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H. L. Mencken
"No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a nice man who wishes that she were not."

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H. L. Mencken
"In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican."

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H. L. Mencken
"Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven."

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"Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man."

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