Essay · 1926
Catechism
by H. L. Mencken · from Prejudices: Fifth Series (1926)
From Prejudices: Fifth Series (1926): H. L. Mencken’s Catechism, complete and free to read. Among the things it takes aim at: organized religion, fundamentalism, American democracy.
Q. If you find so much that is unworthy of reverence in the United States, then why do you live here?
A. Why do men go to zoos?
From Prejudices: Fifth Series (1926). Public-domain text, sourced from Project Gutenberg.