More quotes by H.L. Mencken

"The essence of science is that it is always willing to abandon a given idea for a better one; the essence of theology is that it holds its truths to be eternal and immutable."
"The essence of science is that it is always willing to abandon a given idea for a better one; the essence of theology is that it holds its truths to be eternal and immutable."
"The essence of science is that it is always willing to abandon a given idea for a better one; the essence of theology is that it holds its truths to be eternal and immutable."
"The older I grow, the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom."
"The trouble with Communism is the Communists, just as the trouble with Christianity is the Christians."