Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood. Auteur: H.L. Mencken Copy Quote More from H.L. Mencken “Here is something that the psychologists have so far neglected: the love of ugl…” “We must think of human progress, not as of something going on in the race in ge…” “A home is not a mere transient shelter: its essence lies in the personalities o…” “We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the e…”