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Ambrose Bierce Quote - Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.

Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.

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Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.
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Evil Existence Philosophy Replacement
You don’t have to be stupid to be a Christian, but it probably helps.
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Help Religion Stupidity
Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.
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Drive Slave Substitute
They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid.
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Animal Born Egg Loud Lying
Age, with his eyes in the back of his head, thinks it wisdom to see the bogs through which he has floundered.
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Age Head Himself See Thinking Wisdom
Coward: One who, in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs.
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Coward Emergency Himself Legs Thinking
Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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Belief Manifestation Opinion Statement
Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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Average Perseverance Success Virtue
Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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Box Defend Democracy Stage
Wine, madam, is God’s next best gift to man.
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Best Gift God Man
Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
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Assasination Harmony Instrument
Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
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Avoid People Selfish
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
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Angry Best Regret Talk Yourself
I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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Myself Reputation Thinking
Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
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Advantage Affair Interest Principle Private
Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white.
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Appearance Art Color Fools White

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