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Ambrose Bierce Quote - 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.

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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Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.
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Animal Digest Eat Goodness Man Science
Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.
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Device Profit Responsibility
Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.
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Ambition Himself Name Patriot
Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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Boundary Divorce Relationship
You don’t have to be stupid to be a Christian, but it probably helps.
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Help Religion Stupidity
Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
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Conscience Destitution Forget Gift God
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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Country Development Engagement Existence People Strife
LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.
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Law Oneself Skills
$Ambrose Bierce Quote - Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.$

Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
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Bad Mathematics People
In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
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Care Civilization Government Intelligence Ourselves Reward
Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.
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Machine Technology Transformation
Optimist – A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
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Black Color Optimism White
Life – a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.
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Body Decay Life Selfish
Fidelity – a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
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Betrayal Character Cheating Virtue
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.
AMBROSE BIERCE

Administration Condition Country Failure Himself Leaving Person Politics Security
Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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Food Place Religion Service State

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