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True, man does not know woman. But neither does woman.

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Marriage, n: the state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all, two.
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Community Marriage Master Mistress Slave
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
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
Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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Entertainment Innocent Military Popular
Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.
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Death End Estate Himself
True, man does not know woman. But neither does woman.
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Man Philosophy True Woman
The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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Confirm Degree Democracy Reward
PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
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Contrast Fall Sense
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
Don’t steal; thou’lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.
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Business Cheating Complete Steal Success
Opposition, n. In politics the party that prevents the government from running amuck by hamstringing it.
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Governement Party Prevent Rival Run
Life – a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.
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Body Decay Life Selfish
The covers of this book are too far apart.
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Book Distance
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
Consul – in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.
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Administration Condition Country Failure Himself Leaving Person Politics Security
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

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