Reply #4: some favorite Menckenisms

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The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.

A Puritan is a person who lives in the fear that someone, somewhere, may be having a good time.

The cynics are right nine times out of ten.

Perhaps the most revolting character the U.S. has ever produced is the "Christian businessman." (Mencken once described the USA as a "Tory plutocracy")

There comes a time when every man feels the urge to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and start slitting throats.