Better to Tell The Truth
H.L. Mencken once said: Better to tell the truth than lie, better to know, than be ignorant, and better to be free than a slave. I heard this quote on a program and no credit was given to its author. And then almost immediately I fumbled around trying to remember what the second better thing was. I remembered clearly about telling the truth and the comparison between being free and a slave, but really had to puzzle over remembering that it was better to know than be ignorant.
In fact I googled the quote to see who wrote it and jump start my memory. The quote lead to Wikipedia and some facts about Mencken, who became known as the Sage of Baltimore. Mencken was journalist and author who wrote The American Language.
The guy was an unapologetic atheist. I wouldn't doubt that he read about Robert Ingersoll, and was folksy and funny like Mark Twain.
"Deep within the heart of every evangelist lies the wreck of a car salesman."
"The men Americans admire the most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those that try to tell them the truth".
He may not be Shakespeare or Emerson, but I'm sure if he were alive today he would be on one of those Sunday Morning News Programs.
In fact I googled the quote to see who wrote it and jump start my memory. The quote lead to Wikipedia and some facts about Mencken, who became known as the Sage of Baltimore. Mencken was journalist and author who wrote The American Language.
The guy was an unapologetic atheist. I wouldn't doubt that he read about Robert Ingersoll, and was folksy and funny like Mark Twain.
"Deep within the heart of every evangelist lies the wreck of a car salesman."
"The men Americans admire the most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those that try to tell them the truth".
He may not be Shakespeare or Emerson, but I'm sure if he were alive today he would be on one of those Sunday Morning News Programs.
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