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.
AMBROSE BIERCEDebt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.
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RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills.
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Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
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Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.
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An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
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Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.
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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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LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.
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He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity.
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Fear has no brains; it is an idiot.
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War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.
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He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity. A fool is a natural proselyte, but he must be caught young, for his convictions, unlike those of the wise, harden with age.
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Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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