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Fidelity – a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.

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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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Believe Divine Need Neighbor Religion Spiritual
Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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Himself Listening Person Talk
Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
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Democracy Lamb Lunch Vote Wolf
Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.
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Evil Existence Philosophy Replacement
Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
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Assasination Harmony Instrument
The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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Confirm Degree Democracy Reward
Mausoleum, n: the final and funniest folly of the rich.
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Final Funny Rich
Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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Boundary Divorce Relationship
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
An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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Advantage Election Good Stolen
Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.
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Affair Assurance Future Happiness Prosperity Time
PAIN, n. An uncomfortable frame of mind that may have a physical basis in something that is being done to the body, or may be purely mental, caused by the good fortune of another.
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Body Fortune Goodness Purity Uncomfortable
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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Convincing Doubt Enemy Man Person
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
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Angry Best Regret Talk Yourself
Coward: One who, in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs.
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Coward Emergency Himself Legs Thinking
Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.
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Machine Technology Transformation

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