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

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Women of genius commonly have masculine faces, figures and manners. In transplanting brains to an alien soil God leaves a little of the original earth clinging to the roots.
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Appearance Earth Face Genius God Leaving Nature Original Root Woman
RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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Delusion Experience Observation Reflection Save
RUMOR, n. A favorite weapon of the assassins of character.
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Assassination Character Weapon
ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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Concession Demand Resort
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
Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.
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Death End Estate Himself
Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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Box Defend Democracy Stage
Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.
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God Man One Liner Reason Sleep
Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
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Avoid People Selfish
Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white.
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Appearance Art Color Fools White
Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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Belief Manifestation Opinion Statement
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
Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
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Democracy Lamb Lunch Vote Wolf
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
The partisan strife in which the people of the country are permitted to periodically engage does not tend to the development of ugly traits of character, but merely discloses those that preexist.
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Country Development Engagement Existence People Strife
Fidelity – a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
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Betrayal Character Cheating Virtue

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

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