MANICHEISM, n. The ancient Persian doctrine of an incessant warfare between Good and Evil. When Good gave up the fight the Persians joined the victorious Opposition.
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PREHISTORIC, adj. Belonging to an early period and a museum. Antedating the art and practice of perpetuating falsehood.Ambrose Bierce
Advice n. to seek anothers approval of a course already decided upon.
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INSURRECTION, n. An unsuccessful revolution. Disaffection's failure to substitute misrule for bad government.
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RECOUNT, n. In American politics, another throw of the dice, accorded to the player against whom they are loaded.
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MAGNITUDE, n. Size that is purely relative. If everything in the universe were increased 1,000 diameters nothing would be any larger than it was before, but if one thing remain unchanged all the others would be larger than they had been.
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