Robert Benchley Has A Style That Is

Patriotism Is One Of The Unalterable Facts Of Man's Nature. It Is A Virtue If You Like It, And A Vice If You Don't Like It.

There Is Something Self-defeating In The Too-conscious Pursuit Of Pleasure.

Laughter Is, After Speech, The Chief Thing That Holds Society Together.

If One Were Loyal To One's Nation Only Because It Was Good And True ... One Would Not Be Loyal To Any Nation But To Truth And Goodness. The Idea Of Patriotism Would Have No Place Either In Our Dictionaries Or Our Lives.

Dogs Laugh, But They Laugh With Their Tails.