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The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.

Ambrose Bierce

Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
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Advantage Affair Interest Principle Private
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
Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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Belief Manifestation Opinion Statement
Fear has no brains; it is an idiot.
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Brain Fear Idiot One Liner
Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
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Assasination Harmony Instrument
Laughter, n. An interior convulsion, producing a distortion of the features and accompanied by inarticulate noises. It is infectious and, though intermittent, incurable.
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Company Interior Laughter Noise
Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
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Democracy Lamb Lunch Vote Wolf
Aborigines, n.: Persons of little worth found cumbering the soil of a newly discovered country. They soon cease to cumber; they fertilize.
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Country Discover Fertilization Person
Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.
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Degree Independence Intellectual
Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.
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Ambition Death Desire Enemy Friendship
Electricity is the power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else
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Electricity Natural Reason
PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
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Contrast Fall Sense
Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills.
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Body Man Ocean World
Christian, n.: one who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor.
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Believe Divine Need Neighbor Religion Spiritual
Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.
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Leadership Philosophy Road
War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.
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God Place Teaching War

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