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

Ambrose Bierce

An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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Advantage Election Good Stolen
What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that the democrats would ruin the country.
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Believe Country Democracy Oneself Ruin
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
The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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Confirm Degree Democracy Reward
Optimism – the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.
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Beautiful Belief Optimism Ugly
Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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Belief Manifestation Opinion Statement
True, man does not know woman. But neither does woman.
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Man Philosophy True Woman
REALISM, n. The art of depicting nature as it is seem by toads. The charm suffusing a landscape painted by a mole, or a story written by a measuring-worm.
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Art Charm Measurement Nature Worm
Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.
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Degree Independence Intellectual
Wine, madam, is God’s next best gift to man.
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Best Gift God Man
Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.
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Device Profit Responsibility
Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.
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Children Cold Compassionate Feeling Love Mom
MIND, n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its chief activity consists in the endeavour to ascertain its own nature, the futility of the attempt being due to the fact that it has nothing but itself to know itself with.
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Brain Fact Himself Mindset Mysterious Nature
Don’t steal; thou’lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.
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Business Cheating Complete Steal Success
Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.
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Death Edit Revision Sin
The covers of this book are too far apart.
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Book Distance

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

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