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Ambrose Bierce Quote - Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.

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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Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
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Act Repeat Word
Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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Food Place Religion Service State
History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.
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Fake Fools History Important Rule
LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.
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Law Oneself Skills
True, man does not know woman. But neither does woman.
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Man Philosophy True Woman
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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Age Believe Fools Hard Thinking Wisdom Young
$Ambrose Bierce Quote - Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.$

Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
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Bad Mathematics People
April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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Add Fools Funny Himself Time
RUMOR, n. A favorite weapon of the assassins of character.
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Assassination Character Weapon
Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
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Avoid People Selfish
Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
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Advantage Affair Interest Principle Private
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
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Happiness Temptation Weakness
An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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Advantage Election Good Stolen
Fidelity – a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
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Betrayal Character Cheating Virtue
There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know.
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Adventure Knowledge Old Sun Wisdom
Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills.
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Body Man Ocean World

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