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Opposition, n. In politics the party that prevents the government from running amuck by hamstringing it.

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Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.
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God Man One Liner Reason Sleep
REFLECTION,n: An Action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the perils that we shall not again encounter.
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Avoid Mindset Ourselves Reflection Relationship
Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
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Country Fools Freedom Instrument Power
LIFE, n. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. We live in daily apprehension of its loss; yet when lost it is not missed.
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Body Life Missing Spiritual
PAIN, n. An uncomfortable frame of mind that may have a physical basis in something that is being done to the body, or may be purely mental, caused by the good fortune of another.
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Body Fortune Goodness Purity Uncomfortable
Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.
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Machine Technology Transformation
History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.
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Fake Fools History Important Rule
There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know.
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Adventure Knowledge Old Sun Wisdom
An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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Advantage Election Good Stolen
Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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Belief Manifestation Opinion Statement
Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.
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Death End Estate Himself
True, man does not know woman. But neither does woman.
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Man Philosophy True Woman
Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
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Assasination Harmony Instrument
To the eye of failure success is an accident.
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Accident Eyes Failure Perspective Success
Optimism – the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.
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Beautiful Belief Optimism Ugly
Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills.
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Body Man Ocean World

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