I confess I enjoy democracy immensely. It is incomparably idiotic, and hence incomparably amusing. H. L. Mencken Next Quote The curse of man, and the cause of nearly all his woe, is his stupendous capacity for believing the incredible. - H. L. Mencken Previous Quote Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages. - H. L. Mencken