Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
AMBROSE BIERCEPITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
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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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I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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IMAGINATION, n. A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership.
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The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
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They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid.
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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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An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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Distance, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs and keep.
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To the eye of failure success is an accident.
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April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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Year: A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments.
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Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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The covers of this book are too far apart.
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Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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