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RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.

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Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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Box Defend Democracy Stage
ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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Concession Demand Resort
PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
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Contrast Fall Sense
Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
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Country Fools Freedom Instrument Power
Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.
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Machine Technology Transformation
True, man does not know woman. But neither does woman.
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Man Philosophy True Woman
Conversation, n.: A vocal competition in which the one who is catching his breath is called the listener.
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Breathe Conversation Listening Vocal
Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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Food Place Religion Service State
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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Avoid Mindset Ourselves Reflection Relationship
Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
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Conscience Destitution Forget Gift God
Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.
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Ambition Himself Name Patriot
In each human heart are a tiger, a pig, an ass and a nightingale. Diversity of character is due to their unequal activity.
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Activity Diversity Equality Heart Human
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
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
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 covers of this book are too far apart.
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Book Distance

RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.

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