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IMAGINATION, n. A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership.

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Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.
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Brain Science Thinking
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
Wine, madam, is God’s next best gift to man.
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Best Gift God Man
I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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Myself Reputation Thinking
Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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Box Defend Democracy Stage
Alliance – in international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other’s pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third.
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Each Other Hands International Separate Thief Union
An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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Advantage Election Good Stolen
Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.
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Device Profit Responsibility
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
Scriptures – The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based.
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Faith Holy Ourselves Religion Scripture Writing
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
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
Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.
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Death End Estate Himself
Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
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Fear Hope Ignorance Known Religion
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
Knowledge is the small part of ignorance that we arrange and classify.
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Arrangement Classification Ignorance Knowledge Small

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