Last Words

by: H. L. Mencken (1926)



I have alluded somewhat vaguely to the merits of democracy. One of them is quite obvious: it is, perhaps, the most charming form of government ever devised by man. The reason is not far to seek. It is based upon propositions that are palpably not true and what is not true, as everyone knows, is always immensely more fascinating and satisfying to the vast majority of men than what is true. Truth has a harshness that alarms them, and an air…

Most of the time we hear questions like, “Who am I?”, “What am I doing here?”, “What is the purpose of all this…?” and so on. When thinking about these more common questions it’s helpful to also think about the latter – Where am I? This will lead us in the direction of another good question – What am I?



We ask these questions and we are led to certain concepts. They aren’t answers yet. Think of concepts as the scientist (real scientists) thinks of a hypothesis. Science starts with…

What would happen if each employable person in your community was to work for themselves as a sole proprietor? It would create jobs without all the red tape of government controlled employee tax regulation.

Solving Problems~Resolving Self



Day after day, year after year, the same problems exist. Centuries of existence are behind us – the problems of the past are the problems of the present. Mankind looks to ideals such as “World Peace” and sets out to create it. Lot’s of people write about it, talk about it, most people want it. But we don’t have it. We’ve had periods of peace at different times in different places that lasted, as long as they lasted, until things dissolved…