H. L. Mencken United States Quotations

In the United States, doing good has come to be, like patriotism, a favorite device of persons with something to sell.

The common notion that free speech prevails in the United States always makes me laugh.

Perhaps the most revolting character that the United States ever produced was the Christian Businessman.

The course of the United States in World War II, I said, was dishonest, dishonorable, and ignominious, and the Sunpapers, by supporting Roosevelt's foreign policy, shared in this disgrace.

The real charm of the United States is that it is the only comic country ever heard of.

What fetched me instantly (and thousands of other newcomers with me) was the subtle but unmistakable sense of escape from the United States.