"Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."
"I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to mankind — that its modest and greatly overestimated services on the ethical side have been more than overcome by the damage it has done to clear and honest thinking."
"Explanations exist; they have existed for all time; there is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong."
-- H.L. Mencken
Dude was pretty sharp.