The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
AMBROSE BIERCESweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.
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Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.
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Women of genius commonly have masculine faces, figures and manners. In transplanting brains to an alien soil God leaves a little of the original earth clinging to the roots.
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A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms agains himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it.
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Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
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Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
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Optimist – A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
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Knowledge is the small part of ignorance that we arrange and classify.
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Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
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Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.
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Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.
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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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The covers of this book are too far apart.
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Year: A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments.
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