JUSTICE, n. A commodity which is a more or less adulterated condition the State sells to the citizen as a reward for his allegiance, taxes and personal service.
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HERMIT, n. A person whose vices and follies are not sociable.
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IMMIGRANT, n. An unenlightened person who thinks one country better than another.
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INCUMBENT, n. A person of the liveliest interest to the outcumbents.
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Amnesty, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to punish.
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MISERICORDE, n. A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that he was mortal.
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