H. L. Mencken Quotes ← Previous Next → Philadelphia is the most pecksniffian of American cities, and thus probably leads the world. Philadelphia is the most pecksniffian of American cities, and thus probably leads the world. - H. L. Mencken Philadelphia is the most pecksniffian of American cities, and thus probably leads the world. Copy Quote Link Copy Quote Embed Quote Embed: H. L. Mencken Quotes Topic(s): American Cities , Cities , Philadelphia , World You may also like Topics American Cities (48) Age (11,243) Alone (188) Amazing (509) Anger (900) Anniversary (210) Anxiety (1,602) Appreciation (1,250) Architecture (1,390) Art (19,036) Attitude (4,111) Beauty (1,668) Best Friend (200) Birthday (878) Boyfriend (136) Breakup (252) Change (2,683) Christmas (745) Confidence (802) Courage (1,543) Cute (674) Dance (1,016) Dating (817) Daughter (2,413) Death (2,579) Depression (569) Dream (12,519) Education (2,808) Encouragement (949) Encouraging (450) Equality (604) Experience (1,087) Falling In Love (1,506) Family (1,395) Forgiveness (827) Friends (768) Friendship (2,364) Funny (8,070) God (3,376) Good Morning (148) Good Night (176) Graduation (518) Gratitude (1,982) Happiness (4,100) Happy Birthday (78) Heartbreak (174) Hilarious (222) I Love You (231) I Miss You (51) Inspirational (20,043) Intelligence (771) Jealousy (705) Jesus (6,120) Jobs (11,970) Journey (3,399) Karma (687) Kids (11,997) Kindness (2,136) Knowledge (2,121) Leadership (3,144) Learning (2,360) Life (15,126) Love (10,165) Loyalty (925) Marriage (1,659) Motivational (8,620) Movie (836) Moving On (325) Music (2,807) Nature (3,202) New Year (390) Optimistic (926) Parenting (604) Patience (617) Peace (3,083) Poetry (1,234) Politics (4,846) Positive (1,858) Power (1,675) Quirky (151) Relationship (1,344) Religion (4,336) Respect (711) Romantic (534) Sad (403) Smile (534) Strength (884) Success (4,648) Thank You (369) Thankful (200) True Love (407) Trust (740) Uplifting (643) Velocity (75) Wedding (389) Wisdom (4,418) Women (3,395) Work (2,411) Xmas (73) Youth (2,804) Yummy (19) Zero (705) Zodiac (9) Character (13,540) Racism (1,136) View All Topics - Lee H. Hamilton China’s ability to deliver nuclear warheads on American cities is expanding. Copy Quote Link Copy Quote Embed Quote Embed: Topic(s): Ability , Cities , China , Nuclear , Expanding , Nuclear War , American Cities More... - Upton Sinclair In the twilight, it was a vision of power. Copy Quote Link Copy Quote Embed Quote Embed: Topic(s): Vision , Chicago , Twilight , American Cities - Pete Hamill Frank Sinatra was the voice of the 20th-century American city. Copy Quote Link Copy Quote Embed Quote Embed: Topic(s): Cities , Voice , Century , Frank , 20th Century , American Cities More... - P. J. O'Rourke I’m old enough to remember when the air over American cities was a lot dirtier than it is now. Copy Quote Link Copy Quote Embed Quote Embed: Topic(s): Enough , Remember , Cities , Air , Remember When , American Cities More... - Nelson Algren Loving Chicago is like loving a woman with a broken nose. Copy Quote Link Copy Quote Embed Quote Embed: Topic(s): Cities , Broken , Noses , Chicago , Broken Heart , American Cities , Loving A Woman More... - Wesley Morris Sidney Lumet’s chief preoccupation wasn’t art. It was right and wrong in the American city, nearly always in New York. Copy Quote Link Copy Quote Embed Quote Embed: Topic(s): Art , Cities , New York , Chiefs , Preoccupation , American Cities More... View All