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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.

Ambrose Bierce

Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
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Avoid People Selfish
Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.
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Brain Science Thinking
An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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Advantage Election Good Stolen
The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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Confirm Degree Democracy Reward
April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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Add Fools Funny Himself Time
Electricity is the power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else
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Electricity Natural Reason
The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.
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Fall Hard Himself Man
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
Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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Entertainment Innocent Military Popular
Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white.
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Appearance Art Color Fools White
Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.
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Leadership Philosophy Road
Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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Boundary Divorce Relationship
RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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Delusion Experience Observation Reflection Save
MIND, n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its chief activity consists in the endeavour to ascertain its own nature, the futility of the attempt being due to the fact that it has nothing but itself to know itself with.
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Brain Fact Himself Mindset Mysterious Nature
LIFE, n. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. We live in daily apprehension of its loss; yet when lost it is not missed.
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Body Life Missing Spiritual
Life – a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.
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Body Decay Life Selfish

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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