H. L. Mencken Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"All I ask is equal freedom.
When it is denied, as it always is,
I take it anyhow."

by:	H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) American Journalist, Editor, Essayist, Linguist, Lexicographer, and Critic
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-- Anonymous
Congress and the courts decide our freedoms today, saving the most for themselves. They exempt themselves from the burdens they put on our shoulders. -- cal, Lewisville, Tx 2
H.L. Mencken is one of my favorites. -- jim k, Austin 2
I am not sure there is enough here to determine what Mencken meant by "equal freedom". I kind of like the rest of the quote. I don't know that I can take freedom; I am free therefore, I manifest freedom, even amongst the occupying statist theocracy infesting this land. -- Mike, Norwalk 3
Walking At Liberty in a sea of slaves. Hidden!! -- Ronw13, Oregon 1
Classic, Mencken! -- E Archer, NYC