WAR, n. A by-product of the arts of peace. The most menacing political condition is a period of international amity.
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OUT-OF-DOORS, n. That part of one's environment upon which no government has been able to collect taxes. Chiefly useful to inspire poets.
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RANK, n. Relative elevation in the scale of human worth.
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RUMOR, n. A favorite weapon of the assassins of character.
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ORPHAN, n. A living person whom death has deprived of the power of filial ingratitude ...
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