About H. L. Mencken:
Henry Louis is regarded as one of the most influential American writers and prose stylists of the first half of the twentieth century. As a scholar Mencken is known for The American Language, a multi-volume study of how the English language is spoken in the United States. His satirical reporting on the Scopes trial, which he dubbed the "Monkey Trial", also earned him notoriety. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians and contemporary movements.
No matter how long he lives, no man ever becomes as wise as the average woman of forty-eight.
H. L. MenckenA Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.
H. L. Mencken