Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
AMBROSE BIERCEVote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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Optimist – A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
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RUMOR, n. A favorite weapon of the assassins of character.
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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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There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know.
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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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You don’t have to be stupid to be a Christian, but it probably helps.
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Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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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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To the eye of failure success is an accident.
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LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.
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Life – a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.
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Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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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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Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.
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Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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