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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
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
Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.
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Animal Digest Eat Goodness Man Science
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
Fear has no brains; it is an idiot.
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Brain Fear Idiot One Liner
Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.
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Leadership Philosophy Road
Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
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Democracy Lamb Lunch Vote Wolf
In each human heart are a tiger, a pig, an ass and a nightingale. Diversity of character is due to their unequal activity.
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Activity Diversity Equality Heart Human
Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.
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Device Profit Responsibility
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
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
An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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Advantage Election Good Stolen
Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.
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Brain Science Thinking
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
Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
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Avoid People Selfish

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