H. L. Mencken Quotes
Truth would quickly cease to be stranger than fiction, once we got as used to it.
Mencken, H. L. A Little Book in C Major. John Lane Company, 1916, p. 21.
This saying is attributed to Burke, but see {596187} for a more accurate version.
Bruce is one of the few American Comedians to so offend the political establishment that he was constantly legally harassed throughout his career. He was actually criminally convicted in New York for obscenity. In 2003 he was posthumously pardoned by the New York Governor, the first posthumous pardon in state history.
Henry Louis Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. His satirical reporting on the Scopes Trial, which he dubbed the "Monkey Trial," also gained him attention.
