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Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Ambrose Bierce

Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.
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Ambition Himself Name Patriot
Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.
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Degree Independence Intellectual
Conversation, n.: A vocal competition in which the one who is catching his breath is called the listener.
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Breathe Conversation Listening Vocal
Distance, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs and keep.
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Call Distance Poor Rich Willing
Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
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Disguise Education Understand Wisdom
Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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Food Place Religion Service State
Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
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Assasination Harmony Instrument
Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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Belief Manifestation Opinion Statement
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
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
Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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Box Defend Democracy Stage
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
RUMOR, n. A favorite weapon of the assassins of character.
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Assassination Character Weapon
Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
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Act Repeat Word
Optimist – A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
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Black Color Optimism White
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

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

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