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Fidelity – a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.

Ambrose Bierce

Consul – in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.
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Administration Condition Country Failure Himself Leaving Person Politics Security
In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
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Care Civilization Government Intelligence Ourselves Reward
Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.
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Drive Slave Substitute
Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
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Division Domain Forever Hope Present
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
A wedding is a ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable.
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Marriage People Person Support
Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
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Conscience Destitution Forget Gift God
There are two instruments worse than a clarinet – two clarinets.
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Instrument Worst
RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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Delusion Experience Observation Reflection Save
An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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Advantage Election Good Stolen
You don’t have to be stupid to be a Christian, but it probably helps.
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Help Religion Stupidity
Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one’s neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.
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Astrology Custom Easy Fate God Responsibility
The covers of this book are too far apart.
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Book Distance
Wine, madam, is God’s next best gift to man.
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Best Gift God Man
True, man does not know woman. But neither does woman.
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Man Philosophy True Woman
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

Fidelity – a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.

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