“OPPOSITION, n. In politics the party that prevents the Government from running amuck by hamstringing it.”
― The Devil's Dictionary
― The Devil's Dictionary
“TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer.”
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― The Devil's Dictionary
“PHILANTHROPIST, n. A rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket.”
― The Devil's Dictionary
― The Devil's Dictionary
“PIETY, n. Reverence for the Supreme Being, based upon His supposed resemblance to man.”
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― The Devil's Dictionary
“LUNARIAN, n. An inhabitant of the moon, as distinguished from Lunatic, one whom the moon inhabits.”
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― The Devil's Dictionary
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